Evacuation Order Expanded to Homes in Rural Municipality Near Saskatchewan Wildfire

Fire crews drop fire retardant from the air near a forest fire burning northeast of the city in Prince Albert, Sask., Monday, May 17, 2021. The northern Saskatchewan city has declared a local state of emergency due to a wildfire that's fast-moving and forcing some residents to flee for safety. Kayle Neis/The Canadian Press

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.—Another evacuation order has been issued as a large wildfire continues to grow near Saskatchewan’s third−largest city.

The provincial emergency communications centre issued an alert this morning for the Berg subdivision in the Rural Municipality of Garden River, which is just outside Prince Albert.