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 ...

May 15 (Reuters) - A wildfire threatening the Canadian oil sands hub of Fort McMurray has prompted thousands of people to evacuate the remote northern Alberta city, reviving memories of a ...

Fort McMurray has a population of about 68,000, and a wildfire there in 2016 destroyed 2,400 homes and forced more than 80,000 people to flee.

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Fort McMurray is the hub for the country's oil-sands output and a huge wildfire in 2016 forced the evacuation of 90,000 residents and shut in more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of output.

Jessica Lipton, marketing and communications manager at the Fort McMurray Airport Authority, unveils the Unearthing Black ...

She moved to Fort McMurray in 2012, during the height of the oil sands boom. Open this photo in gallery: Owner Sarah Thapa works at Avenue Eatery and Café, in Fort McMurray, Alta., on April 25.

Fort McMurray, which has a population of about 68,000, suffered a devastating blaze in 2016 that destroyed 2,400 homes and forced more than 80,000 people to flee.

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 ...

Candian officials say favorable winds are expected to push an “out of control” wildfire away from Canada’s oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, a day after thousands were evacuated ...

A large wildfire is slowly approaching the major Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray and around 6,000 people in four suburbs have been told to evacuate, local officials said on Tuesday (May 14).

Favorable winds are expected to push an "out of control" wildfire away from Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray, Alberta, officials said Wednesday, a day after thousands were evacuated.