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Evacuation order issued as wildfire threatening Fort McMurray draws closer

A wildfire is threatening Fort McMurray, Alberta, prompting the evacuation of hundreds in four neighborhoods, reminiscent of a previous devastating fire.
Fire Chief Jody Butz ordered residents out to make space for firefighting crews as the fire approaches within 10 kilometers of the community.
An emergency evacuation alert covers the rest of Fort McMurray and nearby communities due to the fire's expansion to 110 square kilometers, remaining uncontained.

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The Guardian

Canada city devastated by 2016 wildfire faces evacuations as new blaze nears

Residents of suburbs in Fort McMurray ordered to leave as officials monitor a fire nearby that has grown to cover 9,600 hectaresResidents of four suburbs in the Canadian city of Fort McMurray have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire approaches the city, stirring grim reminders of the country’s costliest natural disaster.Officials in the western province of Alberta issued evacuation orders for the neighbourhoods of Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairi…

14 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Evacuation order issued for some Fort McMurray neighbourhoods as wildfire nears

Four Fort McMurray neighbourhoods were ordered to evacuate as a wildfire gets closer to the city.

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The Independent

Canadians are hopeful shifting winds may push wildfire away from the oil sands hub of Fort McMurray

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13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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CBC News

Evacuation order issued as wildfire threatening Fort McMurray draws closer

Thousands of residents in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo have been ordered to leave their homes as a wildfire burning southwest of Fort McMurray continues to draw closer to the community.

15 days ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

A wildfire has forced out hundreds of residents in Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray

Hundreds of residents in four neighborhoods in the southern end of Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta have been ordered out. The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo says

14 days ago·United States

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