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Fort McMurray homes destroyed as wildfire forces mandatory evacuations orders
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fort-mcmurray-homes-destroyed-as-wildfire-forces-mandatory-evacuations-orders-1.3563977"A huge wildfire raging through Fort McMurray has already burned homes in some neighbourhoods, and residents fleeing the fire have caused gridlock on Highway 63 leading south out of the city.
Robin Smith, a spokesman for the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo, confirmed to CBC News that homes in Beacon Hill and the Centennial Trailer Park have been destroyed.
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The municipality is asking evacuees to not go home to retrieve pets."
It's like Slave Lake all over again. And with record breaking heat in all of Alberta and very little moisture, Fort Mac might not be the last place to go up in flames this year.