PRINCE ALBERT, Sask.—Dry conditions and strong winds caused a large wildfire to grow Tuesday near Saskatchewan’s third−largest city even as firefighters fought the flames. “The fire continues to rage,” said Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne. The city of about 40,000, about 140 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, is no stranger to wildfires, but Dionne said this blaze was worryingly close. “We are fighting it on the ground and in the air,” he said. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency said the fire began about four kilometres northeast of Prince Albert on Monday afternoon. The cause was still being investigated. It quickly grew with unseasonably high temperatures and strong winds. A state of emergency was declared for Prince Albert and the Rural Municipality of Buckland later in the day. The fire had grown to about 37 square kilometres early Tuesday, although it appeared to be moving away from the northern edge of the …