Wildfire in western Canada that has forced 20,000 to flee grew overnight

Wildfire in western Canada that has forced 20,000 to flee grew overnight  AP News

A wildfire in western Canada that has forced about 20,000 people to flee grew overnight

A deadly wildfire in Western Canada that has forced some 20,000 people to flee grew overnight even without strong winds, challenging efforts to contain it and fully assess the damage, authorities said Tuesday. About 100 firefighters from Mexico were on the way to help fight the blaze that's destroyed homes and other pr

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have opened a criminal investigation into the cause of the fire, which broke out on Friday.

There have been 183 new wildfires, including eight large ones, across the U.S. since Saturday, the National Interagency Fire Center reported on Sunday.

In rural Canada over 20,000 people have been forced to flee fast-moving wildfires amid warnings that the conditions remain “explosive”.

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