The Powers Creek fire southwest of Smithers is now being held.
Over the weekend, lightning likely sparked a blaze off Tatlow Road and for several days the fire was categorized as out of control.
An evacuation order for all dwellings and lands west of the Telkwa River, accessed via Tatlow Road, including local roads was put in place late Friday evening but that has since been downgraded to an evacuation alert.
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