2021 British Columbia wildfires
The 2021 British Columbia wildfires burned across the Canadian province of British Columbia. The severity of the 2021 wildfire season is believed to have been caused by a "perfect storm" of environmental factors possibly exacerbated by human-caused climate change.
| 2021 British Columbia wildfires | |
|---|---|
Satellite imagery showing wildfires in British Columbia producing pyrocumulonimbus clouds spawning lightning strikes. | |
| Date(s) | Evacuations: 19th April 2021 |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Statistics | |
| Land use | Forest and residential |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Non-fatal injuries | Several |
| Structures destroyed | Unknown, Estimated 90% of Lytton, British Columbia destroyed in Lytton Creek fire, Village of Monte Lake destroyed and Paxton Valley destroyed |
| Damage | Unknown |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Lightning and Human-Caused |
As of August 16, over 1,500 fires had been recorded according to the BC Wildfire Service. The Sparks Lake Fire was the largest fire burning in the province, having burned an estimated 95,980 hectares (237,172 acres) of the Bonaparte Plateau northwest of the city of Kamloops.
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