A Canadian Oil Boomtown Flees A Wildfire

The largest wildfire evacuation in Alberta’s history forced tens of thousands of Fort McMurray residents to flee Tuesday as explosive fire conditions destroyed homes and businesses and caused a rapid succession of mandatory evacuations that forced people onto gridlocked highways under clouds of smoke.

Officials were predicting “a more intense burning day” Wednesday as firefighters battled to save as much of Fort McMurray as they could, focusing on critical infrastructure.

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