Update: 8:39 p.m., July 19

Evacuation alerts and orders are being considered as an aggressive fire continues to grow north of Osoyoos.

The Inkaneep Creek fire has grown to 700 hectares. It is located on Osoyoos band land approximately six kilometres north of Osoyoos.

An band for addresses on Nk鈥橫ip Road, Black Sage Raod, Sandpoint Drive, Harmony Crescent, Spud Allen Road, Manuals Canyon Road, Arrowhead Road, McKinney Road, Sage Road, Tuc-el-nuit Drive, Sen Pok Chin Boulevard and Pineridge Drive. A reception centre for evacuees has opened at the Oliver Community Centre.

The band has also issued an e.

In response, the Regional District of the Okanagan-Similkameen says evacuation alerts and orders are pending and a State of Local Emergency has been declared.

More to come

Osoyoos Indian Band (OIB) has declared a State of Local Emergency and issued an Evacuation Alert and Evacuation Order. is sharing on behalf of OIB.

鈥� RDOS EOC (@EmergMgtRDOS)

Evacuation Alerts and Orders pending due to rapidly growing wildfire 6km north of Osoyoos. declared State of Local Emergency. SAR assisting RCMP in conducting tactical evacuation for those in immediate risk. and for updates.

鈥� RDOS EOC (@EmergMgtRDOS)

The is responding to the Inkaneep Creek wildfire (K52061) located on Osoyoos Indian Band land approximately 6 km north of . It is estimated to be about 300 hectares in size. Personnel on site are reporting aggressive fire behaviour.

鈥� BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo)

Original story:

Around 230 homes are without power or internet due to the very large fire has erupted on Inkaneep Road north of Osoyoos Lake Monday afternoon.

Around 4 p.m., the Oliver Fire Dept. took to Facebook saying they are 鈥渃urrently responding to a large fire on Inkaneep Road. We are asking people to stay clear of the area. Further updates to come.鈥�

There has been reports that homes are threatened and there has been evacuations but there is nothing to confirm that at the moment.

There are horses and cows in the area around the fire.

Several people have been posting pictures from social media showing a huge plume of smoke, saying the fire is northeast of the Cottages.

The fire is near Radio Tower Road and more towards Osoyoos.

Some media reporters is that air tankers have already arrived as have helicopters.

The Penticton Western 亚洲天堂 will update this story as information becomes available.

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