Shifting winds, rising temperatures accelerate fire’s growth. Officials in western Canada warned of Rapidly-spreading wildfire activity, as dozens of blazes burn in dry conditions across the country, triggering evacuation orders in affected regions and air quality alerts in several U.S. states this week.Thousands of people in western Canada are facing the wrath of growing wildfires this week amid severe drought in the country.
More than 3,000 people were evacuated from Fort Nelson, British Columbia, where a fire is burning 2.5km (1.5 miles) from the town.
Evacuation alerts were also issued in the neighbouring provinces of Alberta and Manitoba.
