EDMONTON — An out-of-control wildfire has forced the evacuation of an area in Yellowhead County west of Edmonton.
An Alberta Emergency Alert message says the evacuation order affects people along Highway 16 between Evansburg and Wildwood.
It says the order also applies to people who are in the Lobstick resort area.
The order says all people in this zone must leave immediately as the flames north of Highway 16 move south.
The province says an evacuation centre is being set up at the Evansburg Arena in Evansburg.
The wildfire danger in the area is listed as very high and there are six airtankers, four helicopters, six pieces of heavy equipment and 30 firefighters working on containing the blaze.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 22, 2021
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