Northwestern Manitoba Town Evacuated Due to Encroaching Wildfire

Northwestern Manitoba Town Evacuated Due to Encroaching Wildfire
A plume of smoke rises from a wildfire burning near Leaf Rapids, Man., in an undated handout photo. HO-Dawn Halcrow/The Canadian Press
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A town in northwestern Manitoba has had to evacuate due to an encroaching wildfire that could threaten access to power.

The Town of Leaf Rapids declared a state of emergency Monday evening and directed its roughly 350 residents to head to the city of Thompson. Evacuees began arriving there later that night.