Four properties have been confirmed to date to have been lost as a result of the Puntzi Lake wildfire.
In a press release, the Cariboo Regional District says that 1 resort, 2 permanent homes, 1 seasonal home and multiple outbuildings on a total of 4 properties have been destroyed.
All affected property owners have been notified.
On July 8, the CRD expanded an evacuation order to include approximately 50 properties along the northern, western and southern shores of Puntzi Lake.
An Evacuation Alert which is along the northern end of the lake and south of the fork on the Puntzi Lake Road down to Highway 20 remains in effect.
The Puntzi Lake fire remains at approximately 1,200 hectares.
An Emergency Social Services Reception Centre has been established at the Cariboo Regional District offices in Williams Lake.