Cranberry Portage residents evacuate, parts of Highway 10 closed as wildfire burns

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A massive fire is burning in northwestern Manitoba near Flin Flon and Cranberry Portage.

Hundreds of residents in a small Manitoba community were told to evacuate the area as a wildfire near Flin Flon continues to burn out of control.CBC News Hundreds of residents in a small Manitoba community were told to evacuate the area as a wildfire near Flin Flon continues to burn out of control.

According to the latest update from the province, a fire grew significantly Friday night and covered about 3,000 hectares by Saturday afternoon. Highway 800 is also closed at Highway 10, and Highway 10 is also closed in both directions near Bakers Narrows, southeast of Flin Flon.Lori Forbes, the municipal emergency coordinator for the area, said just under 700 residents of Cranberry Portage have left the community after the evacuation order was issued at about 7 p.m. Saturday.

A view of the wildfire near Flin Flon from Schist Lake. The province issued an evacuation order to a number of homes and cottages in the area, a Saturday afternoon update said.

 

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