Oregon wildfires burn over 1 million acres, thousands under evacuation orders

2026-07-27 By Main Street Independent

Dozens of wildfires burned over 1 million acres in Oregon over the weekend, destroying homes and forcing the closure of major highways, according to BBC News.
Thousands of residents were under evacuation orders as the fires spread across the state.
In British Columbia, thousands of lightning strikes from weekend storms ignited new fires.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described the wildfire season as one of the worst on record for the country.

Lightning strikes ignite new fires across British Columbia

Dozens of wildfires burned more than 1 million acres in Oregon over the weekend, according to BBC News, destroying homes and prompting thousands of evacuation orders as flames forced the closure of major highways across the state. In neighboring Canada, thousands of lightning strikes from weekend storms ignited fresh fires across British Columbia, the outlet reported. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney described the season as one of the worst wildfire seasons on record for the country, according to BBC News.

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Oregon wildfires burn over 1 million acres, thousands under evacuation orders

Lightning strikes ignite new fires across British Columbia

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