The agency monitoring wildfires in British Columbia said eight new blazes sprang up in the southern regions of the area served by the Northwest Fire Centre, after more than 400 lightning strikes hit the area on Friday night.

The BC Wildfire service said four of the new fires are burning west of the Witset community, which is home to about 611 on-reserve members.

The service said while the fires were all small in size, assessing some of them had been 'a challenge' due to their remote locations.{ai:summary}<p>After a night where the skies cracked and danced with electric fury, the wildfires in British Columbia flared up, igniting new chaos in the southern wilderness. Four new blazes are licking towards the Witset community, where a handful of souls cling to their homes.  </p><p>Mother Nature threw a party, and fire was the uninvited guest. #outdoors</p>

More than 400 lightning strikes spark eight new wildfires, BC Wildfire Services says

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