UPDATE: 10:45 p.m.
Here are the newest stories as of 10:45 a.m. Thursday morning.
Mount Conkle wildfire near Summerland hits 80 hectares
Campers find refuge at Penticton community centre
Wildfire near Peachland grows to 500 hectares, structures threatened
Wildfire crews continue to fight Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire
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UPDATE: 9:00 a.m. July 19
Here are the latest stories as of 9:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
Owner of fruit stand recounts ‘flames popping up everywhere’ from wildfire near Peachland
Heavy traffic delays on Highway 97 due to wildfire near Peachland
Update: Okanagan Mountain Park wildfire burns overnight
Smoky skies causes Okanagan-wide air quality issues
Fire in backcountry near Keremeos reaches 400 hectares in size
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UPDATE: 11:45 p.m. July 18
Here is the latest stories as of 11:45 p.m. Wednesday night.
Breaking: Okanagan Mountain Park fire forces evacuation alert
Breaking: More evacuation orders for Mount Eneas wildfire, south of Peachland
Motorists being turned around as wildfire closes Hwy. 97 again
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ORIGINAL: 4:45 p.m
With more than 22 fires burning across the Kamloops Fire Centre and the possibility of more blazes sparking with lightning forecast for this evening, up-to-date information is critical.
Below is a list of links to stories regarding fires in the area that the Black Press Media team has been working on over the last 24 hours.
Satellite imagery from 5pm to 7pm PDT today (18 July) showing several smoke plumes from wildfires burning in the southern BC interior. #BCwx #BCwildfire pic.twitter.com/IWymYHHDbM
— ECCC Weather BC (@ECCCWeatherBC) July 19, 2018
We will be updating these stories as we receive more information from BC Wildfire Service who is on scene of more than 12 blazes burning in the Okanagan corridor.
- More lightning forecast as storm sparks 38 new wildfires in B.C.
- Okanagan Mountain Park fire forces evacuation alert
- More thunderstorms on the way as fires still burn
- Four small wildfires reported near Revelstoke following Tuesday night storm
- Wildfire shuts down Highway 97 between Peachland and Summerland
- Summerland wildfire grows to 50 hectares
- Three fires sparked in Peachland overnight
- Two fires caused by lightning at Big White last night
- 911 jams causes panic among residents
- BX wildfire top priority
- Four wild fires still burning near Keremeos
- Evacuation alert issued due to Dog Creek Trail Wildfire
- Naramata firefighters save veteran’s house after lightning strike
- Non-wildfire related calls line plague dispatchers, block line
- Pike Mountain fire still out of control but did not grow overnight
- Grass fire ignites in West Kelowna
- Okanagan Mountain Park fire grows
- Vernon residents quick to jump on lightning fire
- West Kelowna firefighters perform rescue after lightning strike
- Carrot Mountain fire fans smoke over West Kelowna
Over 22 new #BCwildfire starts in the Kamloops Fire Centre reported in the last 24 hours. Photo of the Mount Conkle fire taken yesterday (located 8 km SW of Summerland). Info on many of these fires is available on our Wildfire of Note page here: https://t.co/zmdyYhHGDH pic.twitter.com/0Dosk3YscN
— BC Wildfire Service (@BCGovFireInfo) July 19, 2018
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