Displaced Hay River and Kátł'odeeche First Nation residents are itching to go home. But leaders in both communities say residents should stay away a little while longer as crews try to control the fire.
An out-of-control wildfire burning in the N.W.T.'s South Slave has forced people in Kátł'odeeche First Nation and Hay River to flee their homes. N.W.T. Fire says the fire has "very likely" damaged structures in Kátł'odeeche First Nation and may have spread to Vale Island too.