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1st LD: Wildfire in west Canada continues to grow out of control

Xinhua, May 7, 2016 Adjust font size:

The wildfire raging in western Canada that has forced a massive evacuation in Fort McMurray has grown to 101,000 hectares overnight and is moving away from Fort McMurray, Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said Friday.

More than 88,000 residents have been evacuated from Fort McMurray earlier this week and some 25,000 people now sheltering in oil sands work camps north of the city have to evacuate for a second time to the south.

"The city of Fort McMurray is not safe to return to and this will be true for a significant period of time," Notley said.

The first convoy carrying evacuees started moving toward Fort McMurray on Friday morning and officials say the convoy evacuation is expected to take four days to complete. Enditem