It’s gone. It’s all gone’: Wildfire empties Fort McMurray as flames enter city – Fort McMurray Today
More than 80,000 residents of Fort McMurray are wondering if they will have a home to return to, after a fire that started Sunday quickly overwhelmed firefighters and the city’s resources, breaching the city. It is the largest evacuation in Alberta’s history.
As of 6:20 p.m., the municipality ordered the evacuation of all of Fort McMurray. While some communities were ordered to head to the Anzac Recreation Centre, located approximately one hour south of Fort McMurray, people in all areas north of Gregoire were told they must go to Noralta Lodge.
But those locations quickly filled up, and emergency shelters opened in Athabasca, Grassland, Conklin, Janvier and Lac La Biche.
