Forest fire shifts away from Ashern, evacuation alert lifted

The two-hour evacuation alert for the community of Ashern, Man., has been lifted.

Nyla Klatt, emergency co-ordinator for the rural municipality of Grahamdale, said the forest firebattle was helped by rain Thursday nightbut it didnot put out the flamescompletely.

However, theblaze has shifted closer to a wildlife management area and away from the community, she said.

Allhighways in the area, about 170 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg in Manitoba's Interlake region, arenow open.