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By Andie Mollins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Williams Lake Tribune A fire 2,385.05-hectare fire burning 1.3 kilometres north of Elkin Creek has prompted two evacuation alerts issued on Saturday, Sept. 13. Due to fire C51842 posing a potential danger to life and health in the Scum Lake Area, the Xeni Gwet\u2019in First Nation Government, the Ts\u0302ilhqot\u2019in National Government (TNG) and the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert at 9 p.m. impacting 18 CRD parcels of land and covering an area of 34,745 hectares. A second alert was issued 15 minutes later for the community of Xeni Gwet’in as there is a risk the fire may compromise Taseko Lake Road. At this time, the fire is not considered a direct threat to the community except for its potential… <\/p>\n

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By Andie Mollins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Williams Lake Tribune A fire 2,385.05-hectare fire burning 1.3 kilometres north of Elkin Creek has prompted two evacuation alerts issued on Saturday, Sept. 13. Due to fire C51842 posing a potential danger to life and health in the Scum Lake Area, the Xeni Gwet\u2019in First Nation Government, the Ts\u0302ilhqot\u2019in National Government (TNG) and the Cariboo Regional District (CRD) issued an evacuation alert at 9 p.m. impacting 18 CRD parcels of land and covering an area of 34,745 hectares. A second alert was issued 15 minutes later for the community of Xeni Gwet’in as there is a risk the fire may compromise Taseko Lake Road. At this time, the fire is not considered a direct threat to the community except for its potential... <\/p>\n

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