Smoke from the Cisco Road fire – photo courtesy BC Wildfire Management Branch

Lytton, B.C. – The Cisco Road fire south of Lytton is now 15% contained.

The Wildfire Management Branch says there has been no significant growth since early this morning and is now 1280 hectares in size.

Crews were aided by roughly 6.7 millimetres of precipitation Friday though there may be an increase in activity this afternoon due to winds and warmer temperatures.

Winds are carrying smoke throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre and an evacuation order issued by the Lytton First Nations remains in place.

Meanwhile properties in both Lytton First Nation and Thompson-Nicola Regional District areas are under Evacuation Alert.

88 firefighters, seven helicopters, three pieces of heavy equipment and an Incident Management Team have been deployed.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.