A wildfire in Yukon, Canada, forced the Village of Mayo to start evacuating early Sunday afternoon, according to CBC.

The evacuation order came from Yukon Protective Services at 1 p.m, and residents and visitors had to leave immediately.

The community of about 450 residents was under evacuation alert since Friday night. The Talbot Creek wildfire was then burning about eight kilometres south of town.

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