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Flin Flon mayor says wildfire now threatening community from all 4 sides
A wildfire along Manitoba’s western border is now threatening the city of Flin Flon, with flames coming from all four sides, ...
Flin Flon wildfire situation 'a time bomb' but so far no structures lost, mayor says
The wildfire gnawing at the edge of Flin Flon is being fought by some 200 firefighters, but the battle is really in the hands ...
4th evacuation for couple since wildfires hit Flin Flon
Linda Smith and Tom Allen are evacuating for the fourth time since wildfires in Manitoba began to force people from their ...
The Canadian Press on MSN6d
Flin Flon virtually deserted, thousands more evacuated as wildfires rage in Manitoba
Just a skeleton crew of emergency personnel and municipal officals remain in the northern Manitoba community of Flin Flon as ...
The Canadian Press on MSN9h
Saskatchewan lays charges in wildfires while 1,000 more flee in Manitoba
Prairie wildfires developed on two fronts Friday, as 1,000 more Manitoba residents were forced to flee their homes and ...
Manitoba officials say wildfire contained in Flin Flon, wind change could push it into city
Fire crews in northern Manitoba have so far been able to contain an encroaching wildfire that forced thousands from their homes, while more residents in Saskatchewan have been told to leave due to a ...
A Canadian prairie city virtually deserted as fires rage and thousands more evacuees expected
Manitoba's premier says the Canadian prairie city of Flin Flon hasbeen virtually deserted and more evacuees were expected as ...
17,000 Canadians forced to flee Manitoba wildfires
Roughly 17,000 residents in the Canadian province of Manitoba have been evacuated because of nearly two dozen active ...
‘Chunks of our town could be gone’: As wildfires rip across the prairies, Flin Flon, Manitoba, empties under a sky of smoke and fear
A major fire is raging in Flin Flon, Manitoba. Almost 5,000 people have left the city. The fire started in Saskatchewan and ...
Flin Flon faces catastrophic threat as wildfire closes in
As an enormous wildfire closes in on the northwestern Manitoba city of Flin Flon, Mayor George Fontaine says the situation ...
The Canadian Press on MSN6d
No rain forecast as crews battle Flin Flon wildfire
Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municipal government officials and healthcare ...