Bald Range Wildfire Prompts Mass Evacuations in British Columbia

British Columbia's Bald Range Wildfire has scorched over 25,000 acres and displaced roughly 18,000 people since August 8, 2026. EmergencyInfoBC ordered evacuations on August 7, citing "significant risk to life." At its peak, the blaze consumed more than 2,000 acres in a single hour, officials reported — a pace that left responders struggling to contain it.