Fort McMurray evacuation order lifted after subdued wildfire behaviour
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has lifted the evacuation order for the residents of several communities in Fort McMurray, Alta.
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The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has lifted the evacuation order for the residents of several communities in Fort McMurray, Alta.
Thousands of people who fled their communities due to a wildfire in northeastern Alberta are allowed to return home, as all emergency alerts are being lifted, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo Mayor Sandy Bowman announced Saturday.
Wildfires have forced thousands out of several communities in Western Canada.
Cooler temperatures and calmer winds have helped subdue the wildfire threatening Fort McMurray, a relief to firefighters bracing for a prolonged battle with the flames.
Four neighborhoods of Fort McMurray, a city in Canada's major oil-producing region, were ordered evacuated Tuesday as an out of control wildfire drew near and the skies filled with smoke.