Shamattawa declares state of emergency after fire destroys only grocery store, band office

A remote Manitoba First Nation has declared a state of emergency after a fire destroyed the community's only grocery store along with its band office Thursday, said Shamattawa Chief Jeffrey Napaokesik.

Napaokesik called it a "total loss."

"If we don't have supplies tomorrow there [is] going to be in a panic. It's an emergency right now."

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/shamattawa-emergency-1.3775345