Airtankers drop retardant on EWF074, an out-of-control wildfire burning about 45 kilometres northwest of Edson, Alta., on July 18, 2024.
Dozens more people have had to flee their homes due to wildfires in Alberta, as an out-of-control fire continues to burn near Chipewyan Lake, bringing the total number of evacuees province-wide to about 1,097, the province said in an update Friday.
As of Friday, there were 144 active wildfires in the Forest Protection Area of Alberta, including 55 classified as out of control. While half of the July wildfires were caused by lightning, the other half were caused by people, Tucker said, warning people to respect the fire ban across Alberta's Forest Protection Area.
"Dry conditions, heat and wind can lead to extreme fire danger, and when a lightning storm with little rain passes through, conditions are ripe for multiple new wildfires to start," Christie Tucker, information unit manager at Alberta Wildfire said Friday.
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