Residents of Slave Lake have been evacuated due to wildfires taking over.

Approximately, 7,000 residents were ordered to evacuate the town on Sunday after fire spread into the town.

The RCMP estimate about 30 per cent of the town's homes and buildings are gone, including Town Hall, the hospital and radio station.

Firefighters are being sent in from as far away as Ontario to help battle the blaze.

If you are trying to reach friends or family in Slave Lake, contact 1-780-523-3388.

 

Edited by News Talk Radio's Sabeen Ahmad.

 

Two people remain unaccounted for following a house fire in northern Saskatchewan. The fire broke out early Wednesday morning in Timber Bay, leaving the small home in a smoldering pile of wood and ash. A spokesperson with the RCMP said they will continue to dig through the rubble today. The cause remains under investigation. Timber Bay is located just outside Montreal Lake, about an hours drive north of Prince Albert.

A house in Saskatoon caught fire Thursday morning for the second time this week.

The house, located at 417 Avenue Q South, had flames and heavy smoke by the time fire crews arrived.

Saskatoon Fire and Protective Services got the call around 4:18 a.m. Thursday morning and were on scene in two minutes.

It took crews 10 minutes to get the fire under control using an aggressive interior attack.

It’s been 17 years since Larry and Evelyn L’Heureux bought the Flying Goose Inn in LaFleche, and on Tuesday evening it burned down in just a few hours.

At around 9 p.m. on Tuesday, someone in the building noticed the smell of smoke wafting in the restaurant. After inspecting the kitchen, smoke was discovered on the smoker’s deck outside. The waitress on staff called 911, but it didn’t take long for the building to go up in flames.

 

Saskatoon Fire and Protective Services' investigation of an early morning fire indicates that the fire may have been intentionally lit.

Just before 1 a.m. Monday, dispatchers received a call reporting heavy smoke coming out of a home on Avenue Q South.

When crews arrived, they found the fire at the back of the building and got it out quickly. Luckily they discovered the building itself was only full of smoke.

Nobody was found inside.

The fire is still under investigation and damage is estimated at $40,000.

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Six communities outside of Saskatoon have stepped up their emergency preparations. 

People from the Dalmeny, Langham, Warman, Martensville, Osler and Hepburn fire departments  received special training for how to respond to building collapses. 

"The training helped in the comfort level (for us) - what would need to be done, who we'd need to call and how to mitigate the incident. I think that's improved drastically," said Dalmeny fire chief, Rick Elder.