Lytton wildfire
| Lytton Creek Wildfire | |
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Satellite imagery of Lytton, July 1, 2021 | |
| Date(s) | June 30, 2021 |
| Location | Lytton, British Columbia, Canada |
| Coordinates | 50°13′52″N 121°34′53″W / 50.23111°N 121.58139°W |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | as of 19:00 PDT, Aug 29 83,740 hectares 323 square miles837 square kilometres206,926 acres |
| Land use | Residential, forest, agricultural |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 civilians |
| Evacuated | 1,000+ residents |
| Damage | $150 million (2021 USD) |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Likely human-caused, officially undetermined |
| Map | |
Location in British Columbia Location in Thompson-Nicola Regional District | |
A wildfire began on June 30, 2021 just south of the village of Lytton in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. The fire destroyed much of Lytton and caused two civilian fatalities, announced July 3. Several missing residents, still unaccounted for at that time, were later located. The fire, one of the 2021 British Columbia wildfires throughout the province, was facilitated by the 2021 Western North America heat wave.
At the time of the fire, Lytton had a population of about 250 with another 1,500 to 2,000 First Nations residents living nearby on reserves affected as well.