
No new wildfires reported in Kamloops Fire Centre after 600+ lightning strikes Thursday
UPDATE (11:45 a.m.): The BC Wildfire Service says the fire near Cache Creek is being held at 5.63 hectares.
EARLIER: CACHE CREEK, B.C. — The BC Wildfire Service estimates there were 622 lightning strikes recorded throughout the Kamloops Fire Centre during Thursday (June 12) night’s thunderstorm.
As of Friday morning, no new fire starts have been reported following the lightning strikes.
“[Lightning] can strike, and we won’t actually see or know of a wildfire for even a couple of days afterwards just because it can smolder in the ground,” said Cali Nessman, BC Wildfire Service information officer.