Fort McMurray wildfire prompts more evacuations, fears of destruction in its wake
 

Fort McMurray wildfire prompts more evacuations, fears of destruction in its wake
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The intense wildfire that has already damaged at least 1,600 homes and other buildings in the Alberta community of Fort McMurray advanced south late Wednesday night and into early Thursday, forcing more evacuations.*

The new evacuation orders included an emergency operations command post that had previously been forced to move when the massive and capricious blaze engulfed parts of the city on Tuesday.*

Officials with the Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo had been **tified of changing weather patterns and weren't taking chances, ordering the evacuation of Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates and Fort McMurray First Nation, an aboriginal reservation. Read more...


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