The village of Carmangay, Alta., has been evacuated as wildfires burn out of control in southern Alberta.
Vulcan RCMP said they were assisting in the evacuation. The grass fire spans about 11 to 16 kilometres and is currently out of control, according to RCMP.
RCMP is asking the public to stay clear of Highway 520 east of Claresholm and Highway 23 from Barons to Carmangay.
Winds gusting 93km/hr and clearly fire SW of Lethbridge. <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/ABStorm?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#ABStorm</a> <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/YQL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#YQL</a> <a href=”https://t.co/xqu7Qsh2Mr”>pic.twitter.com/xqu7Qsh2Mr</a>
—@chriscutforth
A post from the Alberta Emergency Alert system said two wildfires are located east of Highway 2, between the towns of Stavely and Fort Macleod.
More to come.
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