An evacuation alert was issued Sunday for the small northern Alberta community of Saprae Creek Estates, south of Fort McMurray. Issued at 3:50 p.m., the Alberta Emergency Alert warned residents of the hamlet that a nearby wildfire could spread toward the community. Anyone in the area should be ready to leave on short notice. If you are in Saprae Creek Estates stay alert and follow instructions from emergency responders, the alert read. At 4:30 p.m., the Alberta Wildfire dashboard showed a 30-hectare fire burning out of control southeast of the community, just west of the Christina River. Saprae Creek Estates is around 25 kilometres south of Fort McMurray.
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