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In pictures: Residents scramble to evacuate Canadian city as wildfire approaches<!-- wp:html --><p>The last residents of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's Northwest Territories, rushed to beat Friday's noon deadline to evacuate as a wildfire moved closer to the city of 20,000. Firefighters worked to keep the only route in and out of Yellowknife open to facilitate evacuation efforts. </p><!-- /wp:html -->

The last residents of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories, rushed to beat Friday’s noon deadline to evacuate as a wildfire moved closer to the city of 20,000. Firefighters worked to keep the only route in and out of Yellowknife open to facilitate evacuation efforts. 

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