Fifty Properties on Evacuation Order in Three BC Wildfire Zones Dropped to Alert

Evacuation orders for 26 properties in British Columbia's Kamloops and Shuswap Lake areas affected by two separate wildfires have been lifted and placed on alert status. Smoke rises from the Bush Creek East wildfire in an undated handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO-B.C. Wildfire Service

Evacuation orders for a total of 50 properties in West Kelowna and two other British Columbia wildfire areas were lifted Saturday and downgraded to alert status.

The downgrading of evacuation orders to alerts means dozens of people in the Kamloops, Shuswap and Kelowna areas can return to their homes, but should still be prepared to leave on short notice, regional fire officials said.