B.C. wildfires force thousands from homes amid 'explosive and extremely dangerous' conditions

<img src='https://i.cbc.ca/ais/02482118-6b7a-4d78-9404-2371b493d8b4,1785865684806/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C528%2C6500%2C3656%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29' alt='People watch from across a lake at a wildfire burning on a hill' width='620' height='349' title='People in Lake Country, B.C., watch as the Quilpituk Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside across Okanagan Lake, near Fintry, on Monday, August 3, 2026.'/><p></p>