Firefighters Brace for Lightning, High Winds Across Southern Interior as Storms Loom

Firefighters Brace for Lightning, High Winds Across Southern Interior as Storms Loom
A crew mops up a spot on the wildfire southwest of Penticton, B.C., in an Aug.6, 2022 handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO/BC Wildfire Service
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Residents of the British Columbia community of Olalla are now allowed to return home after being forced out by a threatening wildfire last week.

But a fierce lightning storm that swept across the southern part of the province on Wednesday has sparked numerous new fires, with Environment Canada warning more storms were on the way.