Alberta wildfire threatening Chipewyan Lake community spurs evacuation order

An out-of-control wildfire successful bluish Alberta triggered an removal bid for group successful Chipewyan Lake connected Thursday nighttime arsenic nan blaze moved towards nan only way successful and retired of nan community.

The bid was issued astatine 10:21 p.m. by nan Municipal District of Opportunity No. 17.

“If you require transport, spell to nan Chipewyan Lake aerial strip,” officials said. “If you require fuel, spell to nan MD proscription yard.

Evacuees were asked to bring important documents and medications pinch them and past to registry astatine a reception centre group up astatine nan Wabasca Lakeview Sports Centre, located astatine 102 Opportunity Dr.

They added that nan removal bid was issued successful portion because of fume successful nan area resulting from 3 different fires.

Chipewyan Lake is located astir 450 kilometres northbound of Edmonton.

For nan latest accusation connected which areas successful Alberta are nether an removal alert aliases bid owed to a wildfire, sojourn nan Alberta Emergency Alert website.

For nan latest accusation connected nan wildfire position and threat crossed nan province, sojourn nan Alberta Wildfire website.

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