Lightning strikes help spark over 50 new wildfires; 10 in Kamloops area
Jun 20, 2018 | 5:26 PM
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KAMLOOPS — Lightning strikes were responsible for 51 new fire starts in B.C. Wednesday, including 10 in the Kamloops Fire Centre.
“Lightning seems to be a big driver in a lot of these fires in the last 12 to 24 hours,” says Ryan Turcot, fire information officer with the BC Wildfire Service. “We’ve seen substantial lightning activity especially in southern and central B.C.”
