Authorities in Hemphill County, Texas, are recommending residents in the city of Canadian shelter in place due to the ongoing wildfire threat.
“We recommend sheltering in place in Canadian at this time. The high school gym in Canadian will be open soon if anyone is traveling though and needs shelter,” the Hemphill County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday afternoon in a Facebook post.
The sheriff’s office has shut down US Route 60 and US Route 83 South — a key route for the city.
In a post earlier, the county emergency management issued a mandatory evacuation and asked residents to “LEAVE NOW.”
Canadian is more than 100 miles northeast of Amarillo.
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