UPDATE: Hwy 95 closes south of Golden as wildfire jumps highway, evac orders issued

(UPDATE: July 25 @ 7:35 am) - The Columbia Shuswap Regional District (CSRD) has issued expanded evacuation orders and alert in relation to a wildfire south of Golden that grew significantly late Wednesday.

The orders and alerts cover properties in the Parson area and you can learn more at this link.

There is still no estimated size estimate from the BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) for the Dogtooth FSR fire, but it's certainly much larger than the 133 hectares listed on the BCWS website.

The most recent size estimate shows the fire spreading west, away from Hwy 95, and lists it as 133 hectares.

On Wednesday night, however, the fire seemingly exploded in growth, spreading rapidly to the east.

DriveBC announced the closure of Hwy 95 around 8 pm PT, noting that the wildfire had jumped the highway.

NowMedia will update this story when more information becomes available.

(Original story: July 24 @ 9 pm) - DriveBC is reporting that the highway between Golden and Radium Hot Springs is closed.

Shortly before 8:30 pm, Hwy 95 shut down in both directions due to a wildfire “jumping the highway.”

“There is a wildfire between S Edgewater Rd and Golden Overhead South for 93.8 km,” says DriveBC.

⛔️UPDATE - #BCHwy95 is closed in both directions between #GoldenBC and #RadiumHotSpringsBC due to a wildfire jumping the highway.

ℹ️ https://t.co/L2znjTmAxe https://t.co/nZKeegWRTB pic.twitter.com/yqjaNJ4vpC

— DriveBC (@DriveBC) July 25, 2024

The BC Wildfire Service's latest update at 7:42 pm pegged the Dogtooth FSR wildfire as an estimated 133 hectares.

That fire sparked on the west side of Hwy 95 on Monday.

Meanwhile, there is a smaller wildfire (N41405) burning on the east side and was last estimated at less than a hectare in size.

The next update from DriveBC is expected at 7 am on Thursday.