A provincial state of emergency was declared Saturday in British Columbia as wildfires increased from 70 to 102 active blazes within one day, forcing 20,000 evacuations including airlifts from isolated areas. The Bald Range fire reached 10,341 hectares, with a possible fatality under RCMP investigation and extreme fire behavior linked to hot, dry conditions. Reporting draws exclusively from left-center sources Deutsche Welle and Euronews, limiting perspective diversity.