Wildfire reaches edge of Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., no structure damage reported
CBC
A wildfire has reached the edge of Fort Good Hope, N.W.T., where an evacuation order remains in effect.
Mike Westwick, the territory's fire information officer, told CBC News that no structures had been damaged as of noon on Sunday, but fire crews are dealing with "a very serious situation."
"A big team is working very hard to protect things in Fort Good Hope," Westwick said.
"We have a fire right there and that needs to be our priority ... we're going to be working to protect that community today with everything we've got."
He said structure protections are being put up around the community and an incident management team is on the ground.
Westwick also said the fire is suspected to have started from an abandoned campfire.
More than 300 people evacuated from Fort Good Hope by Sunday morning, according to Municipal and Community Affairs spokesperson Laura Busch. She said 221 people are in Norman Wells, 12 are in Délı̨nę, and about 100 people have evacuated to a fish camp about 15 kilometres from the community.
She said only about 80 to 110 people are still in Fort Good Hope, most of whom are first responders.
As of 10:15 a.m., no further evacuation flights were scheduled to leave Fort Good Hope.
Fort Good Hope resident Rose McNeely and 15 members of her extended family left the community by boat last night.
"I started thinking about my house, that's the main thing," she said.
McNeely, her family and their pets are now waiting it out with about 100 others at a fish camp.
"I feel safe, really safe," she said. "The fire was so close to the community.
"My cat is scared. It's a new place for the cat so the cat is hiding somewhere."
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