Chaotic and scary is how Amie Ryan describes the rush to evacuate Cormorant on Tuesday afternoon, when a wildfire moved closer to the northern Manitoba community.

"We thought the fire went out, and then all of a sudden overnight it started up again. The wind picked up and it was coming straight for the town," she said Wednesday morning.

"It really scared me when the sirens were going off and the fire truck was going around with the [loudspeaker], telling everyone that it was an hour's notice and …