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Choking wildfire smoke envelopes Vancouver as heat and lightning pose new risks
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CityNews Vancouver
Much of Metro Vancouver has been shrouded in “high-risk” wildfire smoke from blazes in southern British Columbia, a day after about 230 homes were confirmed to have been destroyed on the Okanagan Indian Band reserve near Okanagan Lake.
As the damage from the devastating wildfire along Okanagan Lake is being assessed, officials are warning of the potential for more fires from dry lightning storms.
Cliff Chapman with the BC Wildfire Service says temperatures are 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 chief of Okanagan Indian Band says about 30 homes of band members and 200 non-band homes on the reserve were destroyed by Bradley Creek wildfire that swept through on Saturday.
Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene said Tuesday that about 8,000 people had been forced from their homes across B.C.