Eight wildfires burning across a swath of southern Alberta have forced evacuations from multiple communities on Tuesday. High winds helped fan the flames from the foothills in the west to the Saskatchewan border in the east. Highway 41, south of Acadia Valley, remains closed and a local state of emergency remains in effect. The Alberta Emergency Management Agency said the fire is burning in the area between the Sentinel Industrial Park and Coleman, but it's moving quickly. Gleichen/StrathmoreResidents living in and around Gleichen and Carseland in southeast Alberta are being evacuated as wildfires close in.

Source: CBC News October 18, 2017 02:23 UTC