Tens of thousands flee Canada wildfire as state of emergency declared

British Columbia has declared a state of emergency after tens of thousands were ordered to flee a fast-moving wildfire that nearly doubled in size overnight. The Bald Range wildfire rapidly grew to about 9,500 hectares (23,500 acres), prompting evacuation orders in Summerland, Peachland and other districts west of Okanagan Lake in the southern interior. The region produces most of B.C.'s wine and is Canada's second-largest wine-producing area.Premier David Eby said Saturday that one fire official had likened the blaze, which is burning out of control, to "a bomb going off"."He described flames on [a] 100-foot tree, flames going 200 feet above that, and the fire creating its own weather system, which creates lightning, which then feeds on itself," he said."Homes have been lost, and properti