Out-of-control wildfires in two regions of northern Alberta have prompted evacuation orders and alerts, forcing some residents to vacate their homes while others remain on standby.
A wildfire in the County of Grande Prairie has triggered the evacuation of several subdivisions and rural properties while a state of local emergency has been declared in Sturgeon County after an out-of-control wildfire destroyed one house and forced some residents to evacuate their homes.
Grande Prairie
County Regional Fire Service and Alberta Wildfire are battling a blaze southwest of the city of 65,000 as it burns east toward Highway 40, the Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (GPREP) said in a May 4 advisory….