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Fast-moving wildfires spread farther across the Alberta oil sands region on Thursday, forcing the evacuation of three more communities south of Fort McMurray and the work camps north of the city ...

Fort McMurray Mayor Melissa Blake was among those who had to evacuate for a second time. She said so far every resident of the city (pop. 61,374) had been accounted for.

The family and their two dogs fled Fort McMurray on May 3. “My mother-in-law called to tell us we needed to get home,” Drever recalled. “It was terrifying. My husband grew up in that area.

But Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said after Monday's bus tour of the area that "we've saved almost 25,000 [structures], including the hospital, municipal buildings and every functioning school." ...

This daytime view of the Fort McMurray wildfires in Alberta was captured by the VIIRS instrument aboard the Suomi NPP satellite on May 5 at 3:45 p.m. ET. Hotspots indicating fires are outlined in red.

The fire started May 1 near Fort McMurray, Alberta, and soon roared into the city, forcing 80,000 residents to flee in what was the biggest fire evacuation in Albertan history.