A change in fire direction Monday afternoon meant one of the communities that was hosting Parkland County wildfire evacuees over the weekend needed to evacuate, too.

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Barrhead and Westlock RCMP say people who reside between Township Road 592 and 594 and Range Road 15 and 24 to evacuate immediately, because a fire is burning out of control in the area.