Some residents of a community in eastern Manitoba were asked to leave their property out of concerns a nearby wildfire may threaten their homes should winds turn their way. People living in the Rural Municipality of Alexander between Hill Road and the Bird River bridge were advised to evacuate Monday afternoon after a fire began north of the Bird River area. Chief administrative officer Gisele Smith said the number of people who may have had to evacuate is currently unknown. …The province is also closing Highway 314 through Nopiming Provincial Park bordering the RM to the northeast amid a separate fire. The government said Monday afternoon the fire is currently about 400 hectares and that crews are working on it. …This is the second fire the RM of Alexander has had to deal with in recent weeks.