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B.C. wildfire tally surges past 100 as barrage of lightning strikes transforms fire season in a flash

July 18, 2026

On Wednesday morning the province's firefighters faced only about 20 blazes in what had been a relatively quiet season so far, but as of Saturday morning there were 113 fires burning, including about 100 started since Friday.

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