![]() The fires have burned 121,909 hectares – roughly more than 301,000 acres – and since Friday, at least 45 new wildfires have started and 14 local states of emergency issued, according to Smith. The result is the “unprecedented situation our province is facing today,” she said. “These conditions mean it is very easy for a wildfire to both start and spread quickly.” “Much of Alberta has been experiencing a hot, dry spring and with so much kindling, all it takes is a few sparks to ignite some truly frightening wildfires,” Smith said. ![]() There are at least 103 wildfires burning across the western province, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said at a news briefing. ![]() Almost 25,000 people who live in the Canadian province of Alberta have been evacuated as wildfires rage across the region, which is seeing abnormally hot weather and high winds, emergency officials said Saturday. ![]()
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