‘Like a Bomb Going Off’: Wildfire Forces Evacuation of 18,000 People in Canada

The Bald Range fire, which started on Friday, has burned more than 23,000 acres near the Districts of Summerland and Peachland in British Columbia, officials said.

Canada Wildfire 2026: 9,500-hectare fire explodes in British Columbia — could it create its own weather? Science explained

British Columbia has declared a "state of emergency" as the Bald Range wildfire reaches 9,500 hectares, forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate. Scientists explain how this wildfire can control weather.

Canada's British Columbia declares state of emergency as more than 20,000 flee wildfires

British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday after thousands of people in the western Canadian province were ordered to flee a fast-moving wildfire that nearly doubled in size overnight.
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20,000 flee as explosive BC wildfire races toward Summerland, burning homes in path

SUMMERLAND — More than 20,000 residents have been forced to evacuate British Columbia communities along Okanagan Lake overnight, some plucked to safety by helicopter as an explosive wildfire surged toward them,