Comments | Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories, June 6-15, 1995. A Forest fire was first sited in Fort Norman (in the Hamlet of Tulita), and then spread to Norman Wells, Yellowknife and Deline. The fires were started by lightning strikes. Damage was incurred by provincial, municipal and private property. Fort Norman was evacuated on June 6, and Norman Wells was evacuated on June 9. Norman Wells was under a State of Emergency from June 814. |