The prayers of many have been answered as rain fell in the Candle Lake area Saturday.

The precipitation comes at a crucial time as the largest fire burning in the province, the Shoe Fire, is currently only 11 km away from the resort village.

As of Saturday morning, the Shoe Fire had burned more than 496,695 hectares, or around 1,227,360 acres of land — more than the size of the whole of Prince Albert National Park — and is considered not contained.

Read more: • Sask. government doubles household financial assistance for wildfire evacuees • Suspicious fire at provincial fire base near Prince Albert investigated as arson • Air quality warnings from wildfire smoke issued in Saskatchewan

According to Brent Lutz, chief administrative officer for the resort village, the good news doesn

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