Wildfire Prompts Hurried Evacuations in West Kelowna, BC

A firefighter works on a wild fire burning in West Kelowna, B.C. on July 23, 2015. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

Residents of two West Kelowna, B.C., neighbourhoods are being rushed out of their homes ahead of a fast-moving wildfire burning near Okanagan Lake.

The emergency management centre for the Central Okanagan says tactical evacuations were underway for homes along 10 streets in the Casa Loma and Lakeview Heights areas in response to the fire discovered today.