Wildfire prompts evacuation orders in part of west-central Alberta
A wildfire burning northwest of Nordegg, Alta., triggered evacuation orders for various close by areas on Wednesday.
“Clearwater County is issuing an evacuation order for Snow Creek PRA, Dry Haven PRA, Centre for Outside Training, Fish Lake PRA, Frontier Lodge and Goldeye Lake PRA and space,” county officers stated through an Alberta Emergency Alert issued at 7:15 p.m.
“Residents and guests to the realm are requested to depart instantly.”
County officers added that folks within the hamlet of Nordegg had been additionally being placed on evacuation alert.
“Residents and guests within the Nordegg space are requested to be ready to depart inside two hours of being notified,” the alert stated.
County officers stated the wildfire was burning close to the Bighorn First Nation and that there was “important smoke within the space.”
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They added that crews from Alberta Agriculture and Forestry had been battling the blaze from the air.
Nordegg is situated about 300 kilometres southwest of Edmonton and 300 kilometres northwest of Calgary.
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