Canadians John and Marilyn Tegler, the parents of Woodstock Fire Chief Scott Tegler, were set to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary before they were tragically killed with 11 others in the wildfire-ravaged city of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

An elderly couple from Woodstock, Ontario are among 13 people killed in the wildfire-ravaged city of Gatlinburg, Tennessee, officials confirmed Friday.

A mandatory evacuation order remained in place for Gatlinburg as firefighters monitored a few remaining hot spots in the area near the Great Smoky Mountains.