White Rock Lake fire

White Rock Lake fire
Date(s)July 13, 2021-September 2021[1]
LocationMonte Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Coordinates50°32′00″N 119°50′00″W / 50.53333°N 119.83333°W / 50.53333; -119.83333
Statistics
Burned area83,047 hectares
321 square miles
830 square kilometres
205,214 acres[2]
Land useResidential
Impacts
Deaths0
Evacuated3000+
Ignition
CauseLightning[4]

The White Rock Lake fire was a wildfire in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. It began July 13, 2021 as one of the 2021 B.C. wildfires and resulted in the destruction of Monte Lake. It totalled 83,047 hectares and was classified as out of control.[2] Insured losses total an estimated $77 million Canadian Dollars, according to one agency, which in late September expected the number of claims to top 800, most of them related to residential property.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Clow was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "BCWS". BC Wildfire Service Post Season Update. BC Wildfire Service. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ Pete McIntyre (Aug 16, 2021). "New estimate: Update: About 70 structures damaged by White Rock Lake fire on Westside Road". Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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  5. ^ Nathan Howes (September 26, 2021). "Nearly $80 million in damages for B.C.'s White Rock Lake wildfire". The Weather Network. Retrieved September 29, 2021.