Yellowknife residents drove hundreds of miles to safety on Friday, as firefighters battled a growing fire
August 18, 2023 10:51 pmNorthwest territories as wildfire ripps across the area.
He said winds from the north and northwest predicted for Friday and Saturday could “push the fires in directions we don’t want them to go.” Residents had already been ordered to evacuate 2,400 properties, while another 4,800 properties were on evacuation alert. The BC Wildfire Service said the fire grew six times larger overnight and it stretches over 68 square kilometers .
“We’re heading into a critical couple of days,” Shane Thompson, a government minister for the Territories, told a news conference.
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