As the Bald Ridge wildfire near Summerland, B.C., continues to burn, many Canadians may be wondering how the devastating blaze has been able to spread so quickly.

Starting about 15 km northwest of Summerland last Friday, the Bald Ridge wildfire quickly grew to 50 square kilometres in just three hours after it was first detected, according to local authorities.

The entire Summerland district was forced to evacuate in the early hours of Saturday morning just after midnight, with more than 10,000 more homes under alert. Nearly 22,000 people total had to evacuate from their homes, with a provincial state of emergency being declared on Saturday.

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