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Number of active wildfires in B.C. jumps to 120, with half started in last 24 hours
BRITISH COLUMBIA, AUG 1 – Half of the 120 wildfires in British Columbia began within the last 24 hours due to lightning strikes and high temperatures, prompting multiple evacuation orders, officials said.
- On Friday, the BC Wildfire Service reported about 120 active wildfires in British Columbia, half started in the last 24 hours and 16 were declared out.
- BCWS linked the spike to intense lightning activity, with over 1,200 strikes Wednesday in the Cariboo Fire Centre region igniting 13 fires despite dry conditions.
- About 10 kilometres south of Lytton, the Cantilever Bar wildfire has grown to 1,262 hectares since Monday, prompting an evacuation order for Lytton First Nation.
- The Regional District of Nanaimo issues evacuation orders for around 120 properties near Little Qualicum River Village, with nearly 300 under alert as of Thursday.
- Officials anticipate the emergency operations centre will lift some evacuation orders today as authorities investigate a separate fire.
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The number of fires in British Columbia has more than doubled in 24 hours, from 61 to 137, according to the province's Fire Department.
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