State of emergency declared after wildfire forces 20,000 evacuations in western Canada

Prime Minister Mark Carney has thanked firefighters and first responders for ‘working tirelessly to keep people safe’.

The Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia, still considered "out of control", has spread over more than 36 sq miles (95 sq km).

A fast-moving wildfire has forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate parts of British Columbia’s Okanagan region.

Thousands of people in British Columbia have been ordered to flee a fast-moving wildfire that nearly doubled in size overnight.

British Columbia has declared a state of emergency over the 100 wildfires raging across the province

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.

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