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| Wildfires decimate Slave Lake in Alberta | Wildfires decimate Slave Lake in Alberta |
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| Wildfires fuelled by high winds have blazed through more than a third of a town in Canada's Alberta province, police say, forcing thousands to flee. | Wildfires fuelled by high winds have blazed through more than a third of a town in Canada's Alberta province, police say, forcing thousands to flee. |
| Numerous homes and public buildings were destroyed in Slave Lake, Mayor Karina Pillay-Kinnee said. | Numerous homes and public buildings were destroyed in Slave Lake, Mayor Karina Pillay-Kinnee said. |
| Slave Lake's 10,000 residents were ordered to leave on Sunday, and more than two-thirds had fled by Monday. | Slave Lake's 10,000 residents were ordered to leave on Sunday, and more than two-thirds had fled by Monday. |
| No reports of injuries or fatalities have been reported, according to the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. | No reports of injuries or fatalities have been reported, according to the Alberta Emergency Management Agency. |
| More than 100 wildfires were burning in Alberta as of Monday morning, and roughly 40 of those fires are considered out of control, local media reported. | More than 100 wildfires were burning in Alberta as of Monday morning, and roughly 40 of those fires are considered out of control, local media reported. |
| Fires forced oil companies in Alberta, the country's largest energy producing province, to shut off thousands of barrels of output. | |
| There were reportedly 125 firefighters in Slave Lake early on Monday, with an additional 100 firefighters en route. | There were reportedly 125 firefighters in Slave Lake early on Monday, with an additional 100 firefighters en route. |
| The Canadian government has deployed 1,000 firefighters, 100 helicopters and 20 water bombers to battle wildfires throughout the entire province. | The Canadian government has deployed 1,000 firefighters, 100 helicopters and 20 water bombers to battle wildfires throughout the entire province. |
| A total of 206 sq miles (331 sq km) of land had been burned as of Monday morning. | A total of 206 sq miles (331 sq km) of land had been burned as of Monday morning. |
| "It's heart-wrenching as people lose their homes, their livelihood. For myself, I'm just trying to remain focused on the task at hand," Ms Pillay-Kinnee told the Calgary Herald newspaper. | "It's heart-wrenching as people lose their homes, their livelihood. For myself, I'm just trying to remain focused on the task at hand," Ms Pillay-Kinnee told the Calgary Herald newspaper. |
| "It's truly devastating. I've never seen anything like this before. It's going to take a while to rebuild our community." | "It's truly devastating. I've never seen anything like this before. It's going to take a while to rebuild our community." |