Construction on first post-wildfire home underway in Lytton
Work has started on the first build of a new home in Lytton since a devastating wildfire more than two years ago.The concrete is now being poured after the first building permit for a new home was issued last month, according to Lytton Mayor Denise O'Connor.She tweeted a photo of crews at the site, in which she added it will be the first of many to be rebuilt in the village. The building permit was issued and just like that cement is being poured! The first of many buildings to be rebuilt in #Lytton! pic.twitter.com/V3rRLAcwVA— Denise O'Connor (@deed5) December 20, 2023 Lytton was destroyed in a 2021 wildfire. It sparked amid a heat wave that shattered temperature records, and it razed the village quickly as residents fled their homes.The long-delayed rebuild process has been blamed on hazardous soils after the fire and required archaeological work.Roughly two-and-a-half years after the wildfire, the first home is being built.In addition to the devastating fire, flooding the following November restricted access…
20 Dec 20:00 · iNFOnews.ca