Evacuation alerts issued for Cariboo and Endako areas due to wildfires

The Cariboo Regional District issued an evacuation alert just before 8 p.m. due to the Burgess Creek wildfire, south of Quesnel, which is believed to be human caused.

Two evacuation alerts have been issued due to out-of-control wildfires in British Columbia.

The Cariboo Regional District issued an evacuation alert just before 8 p.m. due to the Burgess Creek wildfire, south of Quesnel, which is believed to be human caused.

As of Sunday evening, the fire was 1,600 hectares in size and is one of the largest in the Cariboo area, according to BC’s Wildfire Service.

A separate alert has been issued in the Bulkley-Valley-Nechako District. Residents of Endako — which is west of Fraser Lake — are being told to be on high alert because of a wildfire in that area.

The BC Wildfire Service says the blaze is about 25 hectares. It isn’t known how many people are affected by the alert, but it applies to a number of properties just north of Highway 16.