Lightning sparks new wildfires near Kamloops
Two new, small wildfires were spotted in the Kamloops area today, but there may be more popping up thanks to last night's thunderstorms. One on the north side of Kamloops Lake is burning in the Frederick Landing, across the lake from Tobiano, according to B.C. Wildfire Service. That...
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Two new, small wildfires were spotted in the Kamloops area today, but there may be more popping up thanks to last night's thunderstorms.
One on the north side of Kamloops Lake is burning in the Frederick Landing, across the lake from Tobiano, according to B.C. Wildfire Service.
That fire, and another east of Black Pines, were discovered this morning, July 18. Each are estimated at just 0.01 hectares in size.
The cause of the fire east of Black Pines, near Knouff Creek, is still unknown, but the Frederick Landing fire is suspected to have been caused by lightning.
A Sunday night storm brought lightning to the area as it moved from the North Okanagan to the Shuswap region and into the Thompson Valley.
There are currently no reported wildfires in the Shuswap or North Okanagan region due to lightning.
iNFOnews.ca is waiting for more information from B.C. Wildfire Service on its response to the new fires.
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