A fast-moving wildfire in British Columbia has killed at least one person, destroyed homes and forced more than 20,000 people to flee communities along Okanagan Lake in western Canada, with dozens rescued by aircraft. Smoke rises from the Bald Range wildfire northwest of Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 7, 2026. Trees burn in the Bald Range wildfire as seen from a vehicle, northwest of Summerland, British Columbia, Canada, on Aug. 7, 2026. BC Wildfire Service/Handout via REUTERSThe Bald Range wildfire, first reported Friday evening, raced roughly 9 miles toward Okanagan Lake within hours. Cliff Chapman, the British Columbia Wildfire Service's director of operations, called conditions "explosive" and warned that other communities could face similarly fast-moving fires.