加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省一场名为Bald Range的野火在周五晚首次报告后数小时内迅速扩大，超过20,000人被迫连夜撤离家园[1]。这场野火在短时间内增长至约50平方公里，距离萨默兰社区仅约15公里[1]。
撤离涉及多个受灾社区，其中萨默兰社区的约12,000名居民全部离开，皮奇兰及周边地区约8,000人也随之撤出[1]。野火沿途摧毁了多处住宅，并被形容为该地区历史上增长最快的野火之一[1]。当地应急人员Erick Thompson称其为"该地区经历过的增长最快、移动最快的野火"[1]。
A rapidly expanding wildfire in British Columbia's Okanagan Lake region forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate overnight after the Bald Range fire was reported late Friday [1]. The fire grew to approximately 50 square kilometers (19 square miles) within hours of its initial discovery [1].
The evacuation orders affected multiple communities, including the entire town of Summerland with approximately 12,000 residents and surrounding areas near Peachland with roughly 8,000 people [1]. Residents in communities including Faulder were also ordered to leave their homes [1]. The fire destroyed numerous residences in its path and has been characterized as one of the fastest-growing and fastest-moving wildfires the region has experienced [1]. Emergency officials noted the blaze covered approximately 15 kilometers (9 miles) of distance toward Summerland [1]. Evacuations began in the early hours of Saturday morning [1].