A large out-of-control wildfire in northern Alberta has forced thousands of people to flee their homes.
According to an update from Alberta Wildfire on Thursday afternoon, the Fox Lake wildfire covers about 4,400 hectares.
In a video posted to Facebook on Thursday, Little Red River Cree Nation Chief Conroy Sewepagaham said about 3,700 residents have evacuated the community.
In another video posted later Thursday, Sewepagaham said the fire has “grown significantly and continues to move westward.”
Little Red River Cree Nation is made up of three Woodland Cree communities: Fox Lake, Garden River and John D’Or Prairie. The majority of the population lives in Fox Lake — east of High
