Fort McMurray wildfire: What the evacuees left behind
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Fort McMurray wildfire: What the evacuees left behind
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May 4, 2016
Wed, May 4: Cars have been streaming into the evacuation centre in Lac La Biche, as residents of Fort McMurray and surrounding communities fled a raging wildfire. Robin Gill caught up with some of the evacuees to find out how they made it to safety and what they left behind.
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Fort McMurray wildfire: What the evacuees left behind
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May 4, 2016
Wed, May 4: Cars have been streaming into the evacuation centre in Lac La Biche, as residents of Fort McMurray and surrounding communities fled a raging wildfire. Robin Gill caught up with some of the evacuees to find out how they made it to safety and what they left behind.
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