Highway 97 is closed near Okanagan Falls, 20 kilometres south of Penticton, as fire crews fight a brush fire outside the community.
DriveBC announced the closure shortly after 7 p.m. PT on Friday. It affects traffic in both directions and there is no estimated time for the route to reopen. There are detours available.
UPDATE – CLOSED – <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHwy97?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BCHwy97</a> in both direction 1 km north of Okanagan Falls because of brush fire. No estimated time of opening. Assessment in progress. Northbound detour via Eastside Rd. Southbound detour via <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCHwy3A?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BCHwy3A</a>. Next update 8:00 PM. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Penticton?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Penticton</a> <a href=”https://t.co/7gVuGTfjoF”>https://t.co/7gVuGTfjoF</a>
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