Wildfires prompts mandatory evacuations of Entwistle, Evansburg west of Edmonton
, and on Saturday night an evacuation order was issued for the communities west of Edmonton in Parkland County and Yellowhead County.One of the fires was just south of Highway 16, between Range Road 70 and 71. Due to high winds, the fire was quickly heading towards Entwistle and Evansburg.
“This fire was a probably about a two-hectare fire which quickly grew into a crown fire with the winds at 50 kilometres out of the southeast. And by crown fire, I mean, it’s working at the tops of the trees and jumping from tree-to-tree at the highest elevation of the trees,” he told Global News Saturday night.
The other was on both sides of Highway 22, and the province said it was an extension of WCU002. The fire was being assessed and as of Saturday night, was moving towards the west.Credit: Alberta WildfireThe first emergency alert was issued just after 6 p.m., telling people in Entwistle and the surrounding rural areas to get out. The alert is in effect for everyone west of Range Road 65 near Entwistle.
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