Winds, Heat and Lightning Trigger Concern as Two British Columbia Wildfires Surge

Winds, Heat and Lightning Trigger Concern as Two British Columbia Wildfires Surge
The Lower East Adams Lake wildfire in B.C.'s Shuswap region. HO-BC Wildfire Service/The Canadian Press
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Wildfire crews in British Columbia are bracing for an incoming weather system expected to bring strong winds and dry lightning by Thursday, but conditions are already flaring in at least two areas of the province.

The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen has issued an evacuation order for the area southwest of Keremeos affected by two wildfires that have been burning for several weeks.