British Columbia Wildfire Kills 1 and Forces 20,000 Evacuations as 104 Blazes Burn Provincewide
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 10
British Columbia Wildfire Kills 1 and Forces 20,000 Evacuations as 104 Blazes Burn Provincewide
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 10
Summary
An 80-year-old woman died Friday while evacuating near Summerland, where the out-of-control Bald Range fire drove roughly 20,000 people from homes over the weekend.
The blaze had scorched more than 33,000 acres by Sunday night, cut power in Summerland and left evacuation orders active across Summerland, Peachland, Central Okanagan, Okanagan-Similkameen and the Penticton Indian Band.
British Columbia remained under a provincewide state of emergency early Monday with 104 active wildfires, as dozens of firefighters and other personnel worked the Summerland-area fire.
Warm, smoky weather, gusty winds and possible thunderstorms were expected to hinder crews Monday, while air-quality warnings covered South Okanagan and officials warned dry lightning could spark new fires.