A large wildfire in northwestern Saskatchewan has reached the community of Beauval. Beauval Mayor Rick Laliberte said the community evacuated essential workers and remaining residents around 3 p.m. Thursday. He said flames from the Muskeg Fire reached the village just before 5:30 p.m. Firefighters are on the ground protecting homes. “It’s just heartbreaking. We couldn’t stop it. This wind is just relentless these last four days. The fire front was just too big,” Laliberte told CTV News. According to the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency, as of 11 a.m. Thursday, the Muskeg fire covered 33,967 hectares — nearly double the size of Regina. Beauval, Sask. is located around 450 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon.
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