Comments | Vita MB, October 2-3, 2012. The town of Vita, south of Winnipeg, declared a state of local emergency in the face of wildfires on October 2. Fuelled by high winds and extremely dry conditions, the wildfire forced the immediate evacuation of approximately 300 people to nearby Steinbach where they were received at the Steinbach Mennonite Church. Evacuees were allowed to return home on October 3, as the fire passed the town and moved south. Three homes and one bridge in the area were destroyed. The fire also affected residents of the rural municipality of Tache and the community of Ross, 120 of whom were also evacuated until the fire passed. |