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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee
Description
May 15, 2024
As wildfire evacuees crowded the roads out of Fort McMurray and travelled down the two highways out of town, the scene brought back memories of a scramble to leave the city in 2016, as a ferocious blaze consumed thousands of homes. Now with a wildfire burning nearby once again, the experience bringing renewed calls for change — including more routes to escape. Morgan Black reports.
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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee01:38 | May 15, 2024
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Alberta family warns about dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning on boats01:48 | July 18, 2024
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CNRL fined for not stopping birds from nesting on oilsands tailings pond island01:12 | July 15, 2024
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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee01:38 | May 15, 2024
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Alberta family warns about dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning on boats01:48 | July 18, 2024
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Alberta explores alternative route out of Fort McMurray as wildfire forces residents to flee
Description
May 15, 2024
As wildfire evacuees crowded the roads out of Fort McMurray and travelled down the two highways out of town, the scene brought back memories of a scramble to leave the city in 2016, as a ferocious blaze consumed thousands of homes. Now with a wildfire burning nearby once again, the experience bringing renewed calls for change — including more routes to escape. Morgan Black reports.
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