'That fire came so fast': Wildfire rages in British Columbia

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Officials in British Columbia are still trying to determine how many homes were lost to the fire, which remains out of control as of Monday.

A state of emergency has been declared after thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as a fast-moving wildfire spread rapidly in western Canada, doubling in size since it was first detected on Friday.

Read more about the Canada wildfire here.

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