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Fire threat eases near Canada’s oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms

Thousands of Fort McMurray residents evacuated due to a nearby out-of-control wildfire. Winds reaching 40 km/h exacerbated the situation.
In 2016, over 90,000 inhabitants of Fort McMurray were forced to evacuate the entire city due to wildfires.

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Associated Press News

Fire threat eases near Canada's oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms

The threat of a wildfire near Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing Wednesday, a day after thousands of residents were forced to evacuate their homes in the city of 68,000. Favorable winds were expected…

17 days ago·United States

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Financial Post

Oil-Sands Capital of Canada Now Grappling With Second Wildfire

(Bloomberg) — The unofficial capital of Canada’s oil-sands industry is now facing a second wildfire that’s north of the city and closer to major energy operations.

17 days ago·Canada

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Raw Story

Canadian oil sands city evacuated as wildfire draws near

Thousands of residents of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada's major oil-producing region, fled as an out-of-control wildfire drew near and thick smoke filled the skies.Shifting winds gusting to 40 kilometers per hour (25 miles per hour) fanned the flames, scorching 9,600 hectares of surrounding forests as it advanced to within 13 kilometers of the city in the western province of Alberta that had been gutted by wildfires in 2016 -- one of the bigge…

17 days ago·United States

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VOA News

Fire threat eases near Canada's oil sands hub

Favorable winds were expected to push the fire away from Fort McMurray, Alberta

17 days ago·United States

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Malay Mail

Canadian oil sands city evacuated as wildfire draws near

FORT MCMURRAY (Canada), May 15 — Thousands of residents of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada’s major oil-producing region, fled as an out-of-control wildfire drew near and thick smoke filled the skies. Shifting winds gusting to 40 kilometres per hour fanned the flames, scorching 9,600 hectares of surrounding forests as it advanced to within 13 kilometres of the city in the western province of Alberta that had been gutted by wildfires in 2016 — one…

17 days ago·Selangor, Malaysia

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Star Tribune

Fire threat eases near Canada's oil sands hub, but a long, hot summer looms

The threat from a wildfire near Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, appeared to be easing on Wednesday, a day after it forced thousands of residents to evacuate and stirred memories of a damaging blaze nearly a decade earlier.

17 days ago·Minneapolis, United States

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