A firefighter has died while battling a wildfire near his home community in the Northwest Territories.
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The fire, which is listed on the territory’s wildfire update website as being caused by lightning and about 0.1 square kilometres in size, is not currently a threat to Fort Liard.Article content Thompson also called the tragedy “an unimaginable loss” for the people who knew the firefighter, as well as “a tremendous loss for the community.”
The Northwest Territories wildfire agency said there were 89 active wildfires burning across the territory as of Saturday night.
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