'Terrifying': Manitoba resident speaks on wildfire and evacuation
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As a pair of wildfires burn near Flin Flon and The Pas, a number of Manitobans are being told to evacuate their homes.
As a pair of wildfires burn near Flin Flon and The Pas, a number of Manitobans are being told to evacuate their homes.
In a news release on Sunday, the Manitoba government confirmed that evacuation orders have been issued for a number of homes and cottages in the area of the fires.
One of the residents who had to evacuate to The Pas is Keith Jaeger, who lives in Cranberry Portage.
Jaeger said he was out with his friends on Saturday night when they noticed some ash falling on them. Once they returned to Cranberry Portage, they were told they had two hours to evacuate, which was shortly cut down to 20 minutes for evacuation.
He said the scene was “terrifying.”
“I don’t think people understand the scale of the flames when you see them in person,” he said in an interview on CTV Morning Live on Monday.
As of now, Jaeger said he is just waiting to hear when it will be safe to return to the community. He noted he hasn’t heard of any property damage in Cranberry Portage, but has heard of some wreckage in nearby communities.
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