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| Massive Alberta wildfire spreads south forcing more evacuations | Massive Alberta wildfire spreads south forcing more evacuations |
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| A massive wildfire in Alberta, Canada, has moved south, forcing more evacuations on Thursday. | |
| It has grown five times its initial size since it broke out, prompting more than 88,000 evacuations. | It has grown five times its initial size since it broke out, prompting more than 88,000 evacuations. |
| The fire started on Sunday in Canada's oil sands region and many oil sands projects have cut production. | The fire started on Sunday in Canada's oil sands region and many oil sands projects have cut production. |
| The emergency operations centre has moved 300 km south and the evacuation order has widened as the flames spread past Fort McMurray. | The emergency operations centre has moved 300 km south and the evacuation order has widened as the flames spread past Fort McMurray. |
| There are still no known causalities from the fire but there was at least one vehicle crash with fatalities on the evacuation route. | There are still no known causalities from the fire but there was at least one vehicle crash with fatalities on the evacuation route. |
| Cooler temperatures and rain are forecast, giving hope that it could become easier to contain the fire. | Cooler temperatures and rain are forecast, giving hope that it could become easier to contain the fire. |
| Officials constructed a make-shift emergency operations centre twice on Wednesday, according to Reuters. | |
| The fire has knocked out nearly a third of the country's daily crude capacity. | |
| At least 64,000 barrels of crude output is offline as a result of the fire, according to Reuters. | |
| Residents north of Fort McMurray are being told to shelter in place. | |
| The blaze grew close to the local airport on Thursday, with the CBC reporting that some buildings have been destroyed, but the main terminal is still intact. All flights are cancelled. | The blaze grew close to the local airport on Thursday, with the CBC reporting that some buildings have been destroyed, but the main terminal is still intact. All flights are cancelled. |
| "It is a possibility that we may lose a large portion of the town," Scott Long, an official with Alberta's emergency management agency told Reuters. | |
| On Wednesday evening, thousands stayed in arenas, hockey rinks and school gymnasiums, some with little food and other resources. | On Wednesday evening, thousands stayed in arenas, hockey rinks and school gymnasiums, some with little food and other resources. |
| 'It just doesn't seem real': Fort McMurray residents flee their homes | 'It just doesn't seem real': Fort McMurray residents flee their homes |
| Authorities in Alberta have called the fire "catastrophic". | Authorities in Alberta have called the fire "catastrophic". |
| Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that the federal government will match donations to the Canadian Red Cross to assist those affected by the fire. | Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that the federal government will match donations to the Canadian Red Cross to assist those affected by the fire. |
| "The outpouring of good will and compassion from Canadians right across the country has not only been inspirational, it has been entirely characteristic of who we are and the fundamental human values we share as Canadians," Mr Trudeau said. | "The outpouring of good will and compassion from Canadians right across the country has not only been inspirational, it has been entirely characteristic of who we are and the fundamental human values we share as Canadians," Mr Trudeau said. |