‘Most of the People Are Now Gone’: Yellowknife Nearly Emptied as Fire Fight Continues

‘Most of the People Are Now Gone’: Yellowknife Nearly Emptied as Fire Fight Continues
Heavy smoke from nearby wildfires fills the sky in Yellowknife on Aug. 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/Angela Gzowski
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A wildfire that forced the evacuation of most of Yellowknife remained about 15 kilometres from the capital of the Northwest Territories on Saturday after some help from the weather.

Wildfire information officer Mike Westwick said the area received about four millimetres of rain overnight and cooler, damper weather over the past few days allowed crews to get some good fire suppression work done.