Residents evacuated as fires threaten Canada oil sands town

Thursday, May 5, 2016

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta -- A raging wildfire emptied Canada's main oil-sands city, destroying entire neighborhoods of Fort McMurray, Alberta, where officials warned Wednesday all efforts to suppress the fire have failed.

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