As of Friday morning, 58 active wildfires are burning throughout the province.
The B.C. Wildfire Service said that 35 of those fires started in the last 24 hours as many regions received lightning overnight on Thursday.
The Signal Hill fire near Pemberton has now grown to 97 hectares in size. The Village of Pemberton remains under an evacuation alert while crews worked through the night.
Emily Fardad with the BC Wildfire Service has said crews have made progress on the blaze and that winds are not blowing flames toward the town of 3,400 residents.
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Fardad has said no structures are at risk, and officials don’t expect changes to the evacuation orders and alerts already in place.
An evacuation order is in place for One Mile Lake Park, mainly so crews can muster and keep their gear there.
Meanwhile, the Brunswick complex of wildfires near Boston Bar in B.C.’s southern Interior triggered new evacuation orders on Thursday, including the townsite.
With hot weather forecast for much of B.C., fire bans have been implemented, though wildfire officials have said multiple new fires were caused by dry lightning.
In an update posted on Friday morning, the BC Wildfire Service said warming and drying conditions are expected to persist throughout the week and increasing temperatures and limited precipitation will continue to reduce fuel moisture levels.
More thunderstorms in the forecast bring an increased risk of lightning-caused fires, although winds are expected to moderate somewhat, the organization said.
-with files from The Canadian Press
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