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Western Canada blazes cause evacuations, air quality concerns

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TORONTO: The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000ha across Western Canada on Sunday (May 12) as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces.

TORONTO: The season's first major wildfires have spread to roughly 10,000ha across Western Canada on Sunday as authorities issued an evacuation order for a community in British Columbia and warned of poor air quality across provinces.

Northern Rockies Regional Municipality Mayor Rob Fraser in a TV interview said most of the 3,500 residents in and around Fort Nelson had been evacuated. On Sunday, authorities said the fire had subdued but was expected to increase as the temperatures soar. Although there is no immediate risk to these communities, the alert ensures residents are prepared to evacuate if conditions change.Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement that extends from British Columbia to Ontario on Sunday.as smoke reached parts of Europe as hundreds of forest fires burnt millions of acres of land and forced about 120,000 people to leave their homes.

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