Bags being stolen from forest fire evacuation centre, evacuee says

Travis Henderson says that bags are going missing at the Saskatoon evacuation centre for people impacted by the northern forest fires.

"People are stealing stuff," the 21-year-old from Montreal Lake Cree Nation said. "People breaking in to their carsand stuff, too."

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Saskatoon police said that they haven't taken any reports of theft within the evacuee centres.

Staff and security will be upgraded over the weekend, saidCarrie Kamps, from Saskatchewan's Ministry ofSocial Services.

Henderson arrived at the Saskatoon Soccer Centre on Sunday and hopes to return home tomorrow.

"I am getting pretty bored, so I started helping out with the Red Cross," he said.