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<p><strong>An Izaak Walton Inn</strong> worker loads up her belongings on her way out of Essex on Thursday as the Sheep Fire approaches the area. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

<p><strong>An Izaak Walton Inn</strong> worker loads up her belongings on her way out of Essex on Thursday as the Sheep Fire approaches the area. (Aaric Bryan/Daily Inter Lake)</p>

August 27, 2015

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Essex evacuated

In the face of the growing Sheep Fire, evacuation orders went out Thursday afternoon for the Essex area on the southern edge of Glacier National Park.