Four homes near the edge of Drayton Valley have been destroyed by an out-of-control wildfire that grew more than a thousand hectares on Sunday. At that time, officials were still in the process of notifying homeowners and investigating other at-risk properties for further losses.
Despite getting some rain earlier in the day and cooler weather, the fire grew 40% in 24 hours for a total of 4,970 hectares.
A little more than 70 per cent of some 7,200 evacuees have registered either through the town and county’s Facebook pages or by calling 780-542-7777.
About three dozen residents slept at Edmonton’s Expo Centre Saturday night, while the rest found hotels or family to stay with.
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