Thousands of people are out of their homes in the northeast B.C. community of Fort Nelson, and the Fort Nelson First Nation, as an out-of-control wildfire burns within kilometres of the town. Yvette Brend reports from Fort St. John where evacuees are arriving after a long drive.

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