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B.C. wildfires: Lightning sparks new wildfires on Vancouver Island
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B.C. wildfires: Lightning sparks new wildfires on Vancouver Island
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August 29, 2023
While parts of B.C. are receiving some much-needed rain to help in the wildfire fight, severe thunderstorms have brought hundreds of lightning strikes. Eighteen new wildfires were sparked on Vancouver Island in a less than 24 hour period. Kylie Stanton reports.
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B.C. wildfires: Lightning sparks new wildfires on Vancouver Island
Description
August 29, 2023
While parts of B.C. are receiving some much-needed rain to help in the wildfire fight, severe thunderstorms have brought hundreds of lightning strikes. Eighteen new wildfires were sparked on Vancouver Island in a less than 24 hour period. Kylie Stanton reports.
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