Sask. wildfire evacuees come together in uncertain times [Video]

The mayor of Sandy Bay, a remote northern village, said the community has declared a state of emergency, as an intense wildfire threatens the area.

Mayor Gertrude Bear told CTV News that her council declared the state of emergency on Monday and it will be backdated to August 12. The move comes after the uncontained Flannigan Fire forced hundreds to evacuate last week.

One evacuee said as the smoke got thicker, it became harder to breath.

“It’s just scary, so close to our community, and if it burns it, we will have nothing to do, nowhere to go,” Latrone Bear said in an interview with CTV News.

Latrone Bear, a Sandy Bay evacuee. (Stacey Hein / CTV News)

The fire has been burning since early July, according to a Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) bulletin.

In the past two weeks, it has nearly doubled in size, now spanning 19,310 hectares, …