Canada: Labrador West hospital closed, evacuated as thousands flee from nearby wildfire

Due to a nearby wildfire while Wabush remains on alert Saturday.

The Labrador West Health Centre in Labrador City fully evacuated patients overnight and emergency services are closed until further notice.

Thousands of residents of Labrador City were forced to evacuate Friday evening with orders to travel to Happy Valley-Goose Bay — over 500 kilometres east. 

The hospital and walk-in emergency services will remain closed until it is safe to fully reopen, Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services wrote in a news release Saturday .

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