Fire Evacuation Order Issued in Central Alberta, Area Near Fort McMurray on Alert

Fire Evacuation Order Issued in Central Alberta, Area Near Fort McMurray on Alert
Alberta's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on July 6, 2020. Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press
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Authorities are warning residents in west-central and northern Alberta as winds push wildfires towards homes.

An out-of-control blaze burning about four kilometres east of the community of Fox Lake has prompted Little Red River Cree Nation to evacuate nearby homes. Evacuees are being told to go to the Fox Lake Band office.