Hot weather brings new wildfires

The hot weather is one factor in 13 new wildfires breaking out the last two days in British Columbia.

The province’s Wildfire Service said three of those are in the Okanagan, with two near Okanagan Falls and one near Penticton, all of which are small or under control.

The Mt. Hawthorne fire, east of Okanagan Falls is 1.40 hectares with a suspected lightning cause, while the Mt. McClellan fire, just to the north, is 0.04 of a hectare with an unknown cause. The latter blaze was reported today.

The Mt. Nkwala fire, north of Penticton that started Monday, is 0.75 hectares, under control, and believed to be human caused.

The largest fire in B.C. continues to be northwest of Lytton with the Nohomin Creek fire listed at 2,364 hectares, same as Tuesday, with fire activity reported as stable.

The Southeast District has the most active fires with 19.

BC Wildfire map showing active fires in B.C. as of July 27. (Image credit: BCWS)