CP NewsAlert: Evacuations underway as new Okanagan, B.C., wildfire explodes in sizeBy Canadian Press on August 7, 2026. The Quilpituk Creek wildfire burns on the west side of Okanagan Lake as lights from a helicopter conducting night operations are seen near Fintry, B.C., late Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck The Quilpituk Creek wildfire burns on the west side of Okanagan Lake as lights from a helicopter conducting night operations are seen near Fintry, B.C., late Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl DyckEvacuations are underway around Summerland, B.C., after a new wildfire near Okanagan Lake exploded in size. Erick Thompson with the Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen’s emergency operations centre says the fire was first detected at 5:30 p.m., but grew to 1,000 hectares in about three hours.