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By Jordan Omstead An evacuation has been ordered for a First Nation community in Northwest Territories due to a wildfire. A state of emergency has been declared in What\u00ec and all of the community’s roughly 500 residents were ordered to evacuate. An update posted by the community government says reception centres were being set up in Yellowknife and Behchok\u01eb\u0301, the nearest community by road about 160 kilometres away. Evacuees were told to register at the What\u00ec Cultural Centre. Earlier this week, officials had said Friday was expected to bring challenging firefighting conditions, with winds forecasted to push the fire toward the community. Fire crews tried to aggressively attack the fire after it broke out from a lightning strike earlier this month, officials said. But feeding off the territory’s hot and… <\/p>\n

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By Jordan Omstead An evacuation has been ordered for a First Nation community in Northwest Territories due to a wildfire. A state of emergency has been declared in What\u00ec and all of the community’s roughly 500 residents were ordered to evacuate. An update posted by the community government says reception centres were being set up in Yellowknife and Behchok\u01eb\u0301, the nearest community by road about 160 kilometres away. Evacuees were told to register at the What\u00ec Cultural Centre. Earlier this week, officials had said Friday was expected to bring challenging firefighting conditions, with winds forecasted to push the fire toward the community. Fire crews tried to aggressively attack the fire after it broke out from a lightning strike earlier this month, officials said. But feeding off the territory’s hot and... <\/p>\n

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