Fort McMurray

Canada oil workers urged to flee blaze

Around 12,000 people have been urged to leave Canada's oil sands camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them.

Canada oil workers flee wildfire

Hundreds of Canadian oil workers have been ordered to evacuate camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them.

Canada fires: Alberta oil firms to restart production

Oil sands firms in Canada's Alberta province are slowly restarting production after a massive wildfire forced a week-long shut down.

Wildfire spared 90% of Fort McMurray: Alberta premier

Fort McMurray is largely intact despite a week of damage from the wildfires devastating Canada's oil sands region, Alberta's premier said after touring the ghost town.

‘Canada wildfire destroys 20% of Fort McMurray homes’

About a fifth of homes have been destroyed in Fort McMurray, a Canadian city ravaged by a huge wildfire, the local MP has told the BBC.

Canada wildfire 'to double in size'

Officials in Canada are saying the huge wildfire devastating the oil town of Fort McMurray in Alberta could double in size over the next 24 hours.

Canadian wildfire disrupts evacuation convoy

The only land convoy evacuating the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been disrupted due to 200ft (60m) flames flanking the road, officials say.

Emergency declared over Canada city fire

A state of emergency has been declared in the province of Alberta in Canada after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray to flee.

Canada wildfire still ablaze

The entire population of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray is forced to evacuate because of a huge wildfire.

May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016

Canada oil workers urged to flee blaze

Around 12,000 people have been urged to leave Canada's oil sands camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them.

May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016

Canada oil workers flee wildfire

Hundreds of Canadian oil workers have been ordered to evacuate camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them.

May 11, 2016
May 11, 2016

Canada fires: Alberta oil firms to restart production

Oil sands firms in Canada's Alberta province are slowly restarting production after a massive wildfire forced a week-long shut down.

May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016

Wildfire spared 90% of Fort McMurray: Alberta premier

Fort McMurray is largely intact despite a week of damage from the wildfires devastating Canada's oil sands region, Alberta's premier said after touring the ghost town.

May 9, 2016
May 9, 2016

‘Canada wildfire destroys 20% of Fort McMurray homes’

About a fifth of homes have been destroyed in Fort McMurray, a Canadian city ravaged by a huge wildfire, the local MP has told the BBC.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

Canada wildfire 'to double in size'

Officials in Canada are saying the huge wildfire devastating the oil town of Fort McMurray in Alberta could double in size over the next 24 hours.

May 7, 2016
May 7, 2016

Canadian wildfire disrupts evacuation convoy

The only land convoy evacuating the Canadian city of Fort McMurray has been disrupted due to 200ft (60m) flames flanking the road, officials say.

May 5, 2016
May 5, 2016

Emergency declared over Canada city fire

A state of emergency has been declared in the province of Alberta in Canada after a wildfire forced all 88,000 residents of Fort McMurray to flee.

May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016

Canada wildfire still ablaze

The entire population of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray is forced to evacuate because of a huge wildfire.

May 4, 2016
May 4, 2016

Canada wildfire forces mass evacuation

A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 60,000 people from Fort McMurray - the entire population of the Canadian city.

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