Huge wildfire forces thousands to evacuate in Canada

Blaze likened to a ‘bomb going off’ as fast-moving flames force 20,000 people to flee their homes

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — More than 20,000 people were ordered to leave their homes overnight in western Canada as a fast-moving wildfire grew rapidly and raced toward towns along British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake, destroying homes in its path. The entire community of Summerland, home to about 12,000 people, wa

A fast-moving wildfire forces more than 20,000 people to evacuate in western Canada  CNN

The Bald Range wildfire was first reported on Friday evening.

A fast-moving wildfire has swept through western Canada, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

More than 20,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes in western Canada overnight as a fast-moving wildfire grew rapidly and raced toward towns along British Columbia’s Okanagan Lake, destroying homes in its path

Wildfires in Washington state and California have damaged over a thousand structures.