Residents of more than 50 homes in the Peachland area have been allowed to return home after they were hurried out overnight due to a wildfire.

Central Okanagan Emergency Operations issued a statement at 12:49 a.m. saying tactical evacuations were underway for properties at the south end of the city.

An update at 3:22 a.m. says residents of 58 properties had been allowed to return home, though they must stay ready to leave on short notice.

The emergency agency says the wildfire has affected power lines in the area, with the BC Hydro website showing an outage affecting nearly 680 customers.

The BC Wildfire Service website shows a 1.4-hectare blaze discovered yesterday near the properties that remain under evacuation alert is classified as “being held,” meaning it’s not expected to grow

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