BC Wildfire Doubles in Days, Thousands Flee
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- British Columbia declared a state of emergency after a fast-moving wildfire forced thousands of residents to flee their homes, with officials still working to determine how many homes were lost.
- The wildfire spread rapidly across western Canada, doubling in size since first detected on Friday and remaining out of control as of Monday.
Why it matters: Thousands of residents have been displaced and an unknown number of homes destroyed in a fire that doubled in just a few days, exposing how quickly British Columbia's wildfire season can escalate into a mass-evacuation event.
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