Wildfire destroys about 230 homes in western Canadian Indigenous community, officials say

Canada Wildfires - (DARRYL DYCK/The Canadian Press via AP)

A fast-moving wildfire destroyed about 230 homes in an Indigenous community in western Canada, officials said Tuesday, making it one of the country’s most destructive fires in recent years.

Dan Wilson, chief of the Okanagan Indian Band, said the Bradley Creek wildfire devastated much of the reserve near Vernon, about 440 kilometers (275 miles) northeast of Vancouver.