Fueled by warm weather, high winds and extremely dry conditions, several out-of-control wildfires have grown near Entwistle and Evansburg, and on Saturday night an evacuation order was issued for the communities west of Edmonton in Parkland County and Yellowhead County. Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, Yellowhead County expanded its evacuation alert.

All residents in the Lobstick Resort and residents from Range Road 92 and from Township Road 542 to Township Road 550 in Yellowhead County must evacuate immediately, the county said. The province said it was helping Parkland County fight the flames with one airtanker and four firefighters were responding to this wildfire, with more expected Sunday.

Alberta Wildfire said the fire was detected Saturday and is located approximately nine kilometres southeast of Evansburg. Overnight, 511 Alberta said Highway 22 from Highway 624 to Entwistle, north of Drayton Valley, was closed and detours were in place.

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