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Wildfires burning east of Kakisa, N.W.T., on Thursday. (NASA)
An evacuation order has been issued for the town of Kakisa, N.W.T., due to a wildfire in the area.
Evacuation alert issued for community 9 days ago due to fire
An evacuation order has been issued for the town of Kakisa, N.W.T., due to a wildfire in the area.
The order was issued at 11:19 a.m. on Thursday. It advises residents to leave immediately. It follows an evacuation alert issued nine days ago.
An evacuation centre has been set up in Fort Simpson, N.W.T.
Kakisa, with a population of about 40 people, joins a list of several N.W.T. communities — including the capital — that have been ordered to evacuate.
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