The hamlet of Fort Providence, N.W.T., put residents on an evacuation alert on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m.

The hamlet initially posted an evacuation notice around 3:44 p.m to its community announcement's page. It upgraded that to an alert shortly after.

Fort Providence's senior administrative officer, Susan Christie, wrote that there is a wildfire in the area that "may present an increased risk to the community."

Residents are advised to prepare for a potential emergency or evacuation.

Fort Providence is a community of roughly 700 people.

The highway running north to Yellowknife was closed as of Saturday afternoon, meaning residents would be unable to go to the N.W.T.'s largest city, Yellowknife.

The hamlet did not say which fire it was, but the N.W.T. Department of Environment and

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