N.W.T. fire: Hwy 6 to Fort Resolution closed due to wildfires
Northwestel says technicians are working to protect phone services, internet
N.W.T.'s Highway 6, the road to Fort Resolution, closed this afternoon due to a forest fire, according to the N.W.T. Department of Transportation.
The highway has closed at kilometre 24.
The wildfires are also threatening communications to the community.
Northwestel says its technicians are working to protect equipment, but there is a risk to local and long distance phone services as well as internet.
Fuel stolen
The territorial government says fuel was stolen from caches it keeps in the Sandy Lake area, and that hampered firefighting efforts near the junction of Highways 5 and 6 this week.
They say two helicopters were grounded for more than three hours while they waited for fuel to arrive from Hay River.
The government is asking anyone with information about the thefts to contact the RCMP.