N.W.T. Fire said Wednesday morning the evacuation order now covers kilometres 284 to 329 of the highway.
Posted: Aug 16, 2023 11:56 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute agoAn evacuation order along Highway 3 in the N.W.T. has been extended to Yellowknife's municipal boundary, as a wildfire is burning about 17 kilometres to the west of the city.
It said if the area doesn't get rain, the fire could reach the outskirts of Yellowknife by the weekend.The fire agency added strong west winds gusting up to 30 or 35 kilometres per hour could push the fire five kilometres closer to the city Wednesday.Evacuation order to be reinstated for Ingraham Trail areas
It went past a drainage area that was holding back its growth, even though air tankers were working on it. Winds coming from the north mean fire officials expect the fire to reach those areas of the lakes Thursday. That wildfire is now four and a half kilometres from the north end of Prelude, about nine kilometres northwest of Prosperous and nine kilometres northeast of River Lake. It's also 11 kilometres north of kilometre 84 of the Ingraham Trail.
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