Hundreds of people and dozens of homes have been evacuated as an active wildfire continues to threaten rural areas north of Edmonton.
A spokeswoman for Sturgeon County says 43 homes have been evacuated since mandatory orders, which include the town of Redwater, were issued on Tuesday.
Officials have said the out-of-control blaze near the Redwater Provincial Recreation Area started over the weekend because an all-terrain vehicle caught fire after an apparent electrical or mechanical failure.
Alberta Wildfire says it is helping Sturgeon County battle the blaze by sending additional firefighters, heavy equipment and helicopters to the scene.
The agency is also helping officials in Athabasca County fight another wildfire that’s burning south of the town of Boyle and moving north.
Roughly 800 people have been told to leave town and register with a reception centre at Parkland Motels in Lac La Biche.
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