An evacuation order along Highway 3 in the N.W.T. has been extended to Yellowknife's municipal boundary, as a wildfire is burning about 17 kilometres to the west of the city.
The community of Fort Smith, N.W.T., is under an evacuation order and fire officials say the next 48 hours could see "extreme" fire behaviour due to weather and fuel conditions. That means it could keep spreading closer to Fort Smith and Fort Fitzgerald, Alta.