"Path of potential disaster": Last remaining personnel in Flin Flon flee wildfire flames

A skeleton crew of emergency personnel and municipal officials have been staying behind in Flin Flon but with a raging wildfire right on the doorstep, it’s time for everyone to clear out, the northern Manitoba city’s mayor says.

“The prognosis is not good for today, because the winds are predicted to be in the wrong direction and quite forceful, and the fire that they’re pushing is massive, so we need to get out of the way," he told Global News on a zoom call. “They’re in the path of potential disaster,” he said.

Flin Flon residents were among the thousands across the province forced to evacuate earlier this week as the wildfire situation — which prompted the Manitoba government to declare a state of emergency — became more dire.

“I hope we’ve got everyone because once we drive away, whoever’s here … if they’ve decided not to heed it, there’s nothing we’re going to be able to do about that," he added.

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