Wildfire warning issued for Hootalinqua area in Yukon
Yukon emergency officials have issued a wildfire warning for the Hootalinqua area, where the Teslin and Yukon Rivers meet northeast of Lake Laberge.
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Posted: Jul 08, 2021 6:59 PM CT | Last Updated: July 9
A view of the Lake Laberge wildfire on Tuesday, burning near the confluence of the Yukon and Teslin Rivers. (Yukon Protective Services) comments
Yukon emergency officials have issued a wildfire warning for the Hootalinqua area, where the Teslin and Yukon Rivers meet northeast of Lake Laberge.
A notice on Thursday afternoon said the Lake Laberge wildfire had grown to 2,300 hectares and was active along both the Teslin River and the Thirty Mile portion of the Yukon River.