Incident Closes Highway 16 This Afternoon

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RCMP are on the scene of an incident on Highway 16 , west of Smithers.

The highway was closed for a period of time today during what is  believed to  have been an  incident  involving a firearm.

As of 6:45 tonight the police from at least two detachments, Smithers and Hazelton remain on the scene, although the highway was reopened late this afternoon.

Other details are not yet available.

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