Evansburg residents returning home following wildfire evacuation

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Residents who were forced to evacuate Tuesday due to an out-of-control wildfire west of Edmonton were allowed to return home Wednesday evening. The wildfire, located about nine kilometres northwest of the hamlet of Evansburg, north of Highway 16 and west of Highway 22, had grown from 143 hectares Tuesday evening to 181 hectares Wednesday morning. Jim Eglinski is the Mayor of Yellowhead County and he provided an update on the fluid situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.