Note: This story is a live file and will be updated as new information arrives. This story was last updated at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday.
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Wildfires ripped through Denare Beach Monday afternoon. Local leadership said a swath of houses were destroyed in a fast-moving fire from the west - one that shows no sign of slowing down.
The Wolf fire, which began on the west side of Amisk Lake May 18, jumped across the entire lake through Missi Island Monday and hit the Denare Beach area Monday afternoon, burning homes and continuing on eastward. Winds gusted up to 70 kilometres an hour straight east for much of Monday, pushing the fire towards Denare Beach.
According to data from Natural Resources Canada and NASA's Fire Information for Resource Management System, the fire has continued to the east-south-east - south of Flin Flon and Creighton, but on past the provincial border toward Lake Athapapuskow.
The northern arm of the fire is also burning toward the area, having already jumped across the Hanson Lake Road - part of that fire is burning east-south-east as of Tuesday morning, potentially toward Creighton and Flin Flon. Cell service, internet and phone lines have been destroyed in the fire, with no timeline for when they may be repaired.
The Northern Village of Denare Beach confirmed the property damage in a statement Tuesday morning, saying a swath of homes from Ninth Avenue south to the Amisk Lake reserve area are confirmed to have burned. Some community buildings are confirmed to still be standing as of Tuesday morning, but full assessments have not yet been finished.
"Due to the aggressiveness of the fire, we can confirm structure loss," reads the Denare Beach statement.
"So far we have confirmed that Ninth Avenue south to the reserve has been devastated by fire. The Fire Hall, administration building and Denareplex are standing. No further confirmation on any residential or infrastructure losses at this time. We understand not receiving further information is frustrating, but please understand we feel as shocked, helpless as you all right now and are trying to navigate the situation as best we can remotely. We can confirm that our Fire Department is all accounted for and safe in Creighton."
Residents saw their homes and their neighbours' homes and properties burn up on security camera or video doorbell footage. Conditions got so treacherous Monday afternoon that all firefighters were pulled from the area due to safety concerns. There are no reports of any injuries or casualties.
The Village thanked firefighters for their efforts and advised locals to begin opening claims for home and business insurance.
"At this time, we would like to thank our volunteer fire department, along with those that came to help in our time of need. They have our upmost respect, admiration and have done above and beyond what was expected of them," said the Village's statement.
"We ask residents to begin opening claims on their house and business insurance. Most policies include mandatory evacuation funding, which will cover expenses. Alternatively, please contact the Saskatchewan Public Safety Association (SPSA) at 1-855-559-5502 for any evacuee questions. PBCN members can contact Vice Chief Justin Halcrow at (306) 632-7991. Further updates will be provided once information becomes available."
