An evacuation order has been issued due to a large wildfire in B.C.'s Cariboo region, covering 150 parcels of land and multiple First Nations reserves.

The Ulkatcho First Nation and the Cariboo Regional District issued the evacuation order for a swath of properties east of Tweedsmuir Park and just north of Anahim Lake on Tuesday afternoon.

Evacuees have been told to head east via Highway 20 and head to Williams Lake, about 320 kilometres northeast of Vancouver as the crow flies.

The Beef Trail Creek wildfire covers an area of 27.71 square kilometres as of 4 p.m. Tuesday, nearly seven times the size of Stanley Park in Vancouver.

The Beef Trail Creek wildfire in B.C.'s Cariboo region is considered out of control. (Submitted by B.C. Wildfire Service)

Mikhail Elsay, a fire informatio

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