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Alberta wildfires force thousands to flee northern First Nations

Dozens of out of control wildfires have forced the mandatory evacuation of more than 3,000 people from their homes in northern Alberta.

The Bigstone Cree Nation (BCN) located near Lake Wabasca 320 kilometres north of Edmonton stated in a release Tuesday that the fire was started by a burning vehicle last Saturday on the reserve transfer site.

Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development ordered the evacuation of the BCN and Wabasca starting last Sunday.

http://aptn.ca/news/2015/05/26/alberta-wildfires-force-thousands-to-flee-northern-first-nations/

 

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