The orders to evacuate came fast Saturday evening as the wildfires grew, thick plumes of dark smoke filling the air and casting an eerie orange haze over the region.
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An hour later, the neighbouring community of Evansburg, on the other side of the Pembina River from Entwistle, was put on alert to be ready to leave. On one side of the fire, the Yellowhead Highway westbound was shut down at Range Road 65 and on the other side, eastbound was closed at Range Road 75A but later moved further west to moved further west to Range Road 92A.
A Global News crew on scene said the wind appears to have shifted and the fire north of the Yellowhead was now blowing towards the community.
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