This week's parched conditions have sparked multiple forest fires in northern Alberta, pushing the wildfire threat to extreme in the Fort McMurray and Lac La Biche regions and putting one small community on evacuation alert. Alberta Wildfire expects more flare-ups in the Wood Buffalo region and the Lac La Biche forested areas. The fire that is threatening Janvier is located northwest of Conklin, which is about halfway between Fort McMurray and Lac La Biche. Other than Janvier, the wildfires in the Lac La Biche area are not posing a risk to any other communities. Connect with David Thurton, CBC's Fort McMurray correspondent, on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or email him at david.thurton@cbc.ca

Source: CBC News May 24, 2018 03:33 UTC