Officials in Thompson are warning the roughly 13,000 residents of the northern Manitoba city to prepare for a possible evacuation in the coming days, as an out-of-control wildfire burns just north of the city.

On Friday, the municipality issued a pre-alert notice in a statement posted to Facebook saying residents should begin packing essentials so they're ready to go if an evacuation order is called for the city, which is a hub for many services in northern Manitoba. 

A Thompson personal care hom…