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Residents fleeing the fires filled roads and flights as they rushed to beat an evacuation deadline.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories (AP) — Thousands of residents fled the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories ahead of an approaching wildfire Thursda

Canadian fire crews battled to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was declared.

The government says it is safe for people to leave Yellowknife by road, while air evacuations for people at higher risk are set to begin this afternoon

Some fleeing a wildfire encroaching on Yellowknife arrived in Calgary Thursday and the city says its ready to accommodate everyone.

(Reuters) -Canadian fire crews on Thursday battled to prevent wildfires from reaching the northern city of Yellowknife, where all 20,000 residents are leaving by car and plane after an evacuation order was declared.

Thousands of residents fled the capital of Canadas Northwest Territories ahead of an approaching wildfire Thursday, some driving hundreds of miles to safety and others signing up for emergency flights.

YELLOWKNIFE — Thousands of Yellowknife residents joined road convoys and stood with packed bags in snaking lines at the airport Thursday to flee a looming wildfire approaching the capital of the Northwest Territories.

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The Yellowknife evacuation began as a wildfire approaches the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories.