Residents of the Town of Hay River were instructed to leave their homes immediately on Monday because of a raging wildfire.."Emergency crews remain on site. All long-term care residents have been transported to Yellowknife and patients medi-vac’d to Yellowknife," the Town of Hay River stated..Hay River, known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake..The town said crews attended to one motor vehicle accident with no serious injuries.."There are no known missing persons," the Town of Hay River said..An RJ100 aircraft departed Hay River airport at 11:20 a.m. with 100 seats to take evacuees to Fort McMurray..The road exiting Hay River is currently not passable and there are no support services for the highway..The town said it was "critical" that evacuees got on the plane as the road exit is not available and is "uncertain for the foreseeable future."."A Starlink Wifi is available at KP Woodright courtesy of Arctech and KP Woodright," the Town of Hay River said..The Hay River Fire Department said it is working jointly to provide structural protection. Firefighters have also been arriving from other areas.."The spotter airplane will be up to view the location of the edge of the fires. More information on fire location will follow," the Town of Hay River said.."Four helicopters and water bombers are en route. The western fire guard for Hay River is being expanded.".The Kakisa fire travelled approximately 39 kilometres toward Hay River on Sunday due to high winds..There was significant structural damage in the Hamlet of Enterprise, Patterson Road area and parts of Paradise Gardens.."Our thoughts are with those that have lost homes and businesses. Significant damage has also occurred to Northwestel Fibre lines as well as electrical lines south of Patterson Road," the town stated..The Evacuation Order was issued for all of Hay River, NT due to the risk of a wildfire from the Kakisa-Enterprise area.."Evacuees should travel to Grande Prairie, Alberta," the Town of Hay River said.."Evacuees heading to the reception centre in Grande Prairie should be directed to the Alliance Church, 15502 102 St.".For those individuals requiring assistance evacuating please contact 833-699-0188 or go to the Hay River Community Centre.
