Coincidentally I drove right past there this afternoon on my way from Calgary to the coast. I could see the smoke as we crossed over the bridge over the lake. As we got a little closer, the police were blocking access to the area and flames could been seen clearly from the highway.
This was probably between 3:30 and 4 local time, so it was probably a good thing that we made it through before the highways were closed.
I can only imagine what some of the residents must be going through. We saw some of them trying to get the police to let them through the barricades so they could check on their homes. Hopefully they get this extinguished soon and keep the loss of property to a minimum.
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