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29,000 evacuated from Fort McMurray, Alberta as wildfire spreads [View all]
Wildfire destroys Fort McMurray homes, most of city evacuatedhttp://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/wildfire-destroys-fort-mcmurray-homes-most-of-city-evacuated-1.3563977
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A huge wildfire raging in Fort McMurray, Alta., has 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.
The fire is now threatening Abasand and Grayling Terrace.
The municipality said the fire breached Highway 63 at the MacKenzie Boulevard intersection south of the city.
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