Canadian Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of 8 000 Oil Workers Some 8,000 workers at oil camps north of the fire ravaged canadian city of fort mcmurray were ordered to evacuate late monday as authorities continued the battle to bring wildfires under control. (reuters) a large wildfire is slowly approaching the major canadian oil sands city of fort mcmurray and around 6,000 people in four suburbs have been told to evacuate, local officials said on tuesday. it is now about 7.5 km (4.7 miles) away from the fort mcmurray landfill, authorities said in an update. they also expressed hope that a favorable wind shift was expected tuesday night, which.
Thousands Flee Raging Wildfire In The Canadian Oil Sands City Of Fort Fort mcmurray is the hub for the country's oil sands output and a huge wildfire in 2016 forced the evacuation of 90,000 residents and shut in more than 1 million barrels per day (bpd) of output. A large wildfire is slowly approaching the major canadian oil sands city of fort mcmurray, and around 6,000 people in four suburbs have been told to evacuate, local officials said on tuesday. Vancouver, british columbia (ap) — a wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes in western canada’s oil sands hub of fort mcmurray earlier this month is now under control, alberta officials said wednesday. alberta wildlife officials said the blaze remains less than six kilometers (3.7 miles) from the community and is about. A massive wildfire raged near fort mcmurray, alberta on tuesday and threatened major oil sands production facilities, forcing the evacuation of thousands of workers and prolonging a shutdown that cut canadian oil output by 1 million barrels a day. the fire jumped a critical firebreak late monday where plants and trees had been removed to stop its spread, moving north of fort mcmurray into oil.
Canada Wildfire Forces Evacuation Of 8 000 Oil Workers Fox News Vancouver, british columbia (ap) — a wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes in western canada’s oil sands hub of fort mcmurray earlier this month is now under control, alberta officials said wednesday. alberta wildlife officials said the blaze remains less than six kilometers (3.7 miles) from the community and is about. A massive wildfire raged near fort mcmurray, alberta on tuesday and threatened major oil sands production facilities, forcing the evacuation of thousands of workers and prolonging a shutdown that cut canadian oil output by 1 million barrels a day. the fire jumped a critical firebreak late monday where plants and trees had been removed to stop its spread, moving north of fort mcmurray into oil. Alberta wildfires this year have impacted oil sands production and forced a partial evacuation of fort mcmurray in may, with the latest blazes threatening more than 10% of the province’s oil. The wildfire was taking a toll on the province's economy, with one study estimating the lost oil production would cut gross domestic product (gdp) by more than c$70 million a day. the uncontrolled.
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