More Than 13,000 People Forced From Homes as Wildfires Burn Across Alberta

More Than 13,000 People Forced From Homes as Wildfires Burn Across Alberta
Smoke from an out-of-control fire near Lodgepole, Alta., is shown in this May 4, 2023 handout photo. The Canadian Press/Alberta Wildfire
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Alberta emergency officials say more than 13,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes as 78 wildfires burn across the province—19 of them out of control.

An out-of-control 1,500-hectare wildfire has caused thousands of people to flee Drayton Valley, Alta., and the surrounding rural area