VERNON – Wildfire destruction in British Columbia’s Interior continued to mount on Wednesday, with authorities outside Clinton confirming structures had been lost on about 120 properties, while more tales of devastation emerged from near Okanagan Lake, where 230 homes were razed over the weekend. A property on Okanagan Indian Band land that was destroyed by the Bradley Creek wildfire is seen, in Vernon, B.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. Among the losses were rows of trailer homes on reserve land off Westside Road, on the shore of Okanagan Lake. Cliff Chapman with the BC Wildfire Service said temperatures were expected to increase to the mid-30s with dry lightning forecast for Thursday, which could lead to fire starts across the southern Interior where most of B.C. The Pear Lake fire was measured at about 1,250 square kilometres, and the BC Wildfire Service said it showed “extreme fire behaviour and significant growth” on Tuesday as it moved south and west.