Wildfire evacuation order for Boston Bar, B.C., area alert also extended

Trees burned by a wildfire are seen on the side of a mountain in Williams Lake, B.C., on Monday, July 31, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

An out-of-control wildfire burning near the community of Boston Bar, B.C., has triggered an evacuation order and an accompanying alert.

Officials have declared a local state of emergency and say residents in North Bend, Electoral Area A, are being told to get out now.

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