TORONTO: Alberta on Saturday (May 6) declared a provincial state of emergency after tens of thousands of Albertans have been forced to evacuate their homes as 'unprecedented' wildfires rage on in Alberta, Premier Daniell
, Premier Danielle Smith, head of the ruling United Conservative Party said at a press conference.
"It has been an extremely challenging day for firefighters here," said Christie Tucker, an information unit manager for Alberta Wildfire."We were battling very strong winds, hot weather and those winds produced extreme wildfire activity.""Much of Alberta has been experiencing a hot, dry spring and with so much kindling, all it takes is a few sparks to ignite some truly frightening wildfires," said Smith at a press conference earlier in the day.
The entire community of 3,600 people in Fox Lake was also among the evacuees, where the 1,458-hectare Fox Lake fire consumed 20 homes and the police station. She said C$1.5 billion is put aside as a contingency because they know a significant amount could need to be spent on emergency management,
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