What the records say
- When
- 2003
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Coordinates
- 54.50° N, 124.50° W
- Description
- wildfire in British Columbia, Canada
- Date from
- year in its name
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2003 Okanagan Mountain Park fire
Wildfire in British Columbia, Canada
On August 16, 2003, at about 4 a.m. local time, a wildfire started via lightning strike near Rattlesnake Island in Okanagan Mountain Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. The wildfire was fuelled by a constant wind and the driest summer on record up to that time. Within a few days it grew into a firestorm.
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