Wildfires near Boyle and Radway, northeast of Edmonton, prompt emergency and evacuation orders
May 7, 2025
Residents in rural areas northeast of Edmonton have been ordered to leave their homes because of separate wildfires.Thorhild County has issued a state of local emergency and an evacuation order for an area south of the hamlet of Radway, Alta., while Athabasca County has issued an evacuation order for an area south of the village of Boyle, Alta.
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