The massive Shoe fire could reach the Resort Village of Candle Lake within the next three to 10 days, depending on the weather, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says.

The fire is less than 12 kilometres from the village, Mayor Colleen Lavoie said in an interview Friday.

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Emergency services workers have been going door to door, removing flammable materials such as propane tanks and gas cans. A mandatory evacuation order has not been issued yet. However, there is a state of emergency and a voluntary evacuation request, with the village encouraging anyone who is not an essential worker to leave.

The Shoe fire, first reported a month ago on May 7, has burned almost 500,000 hectares of land.

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