Fort McMurray wildfire

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CanadianVol

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Don't know how many have seen the news about this fire, but it's in the province I grew up in and is growing fast. One official has said the only thing that will stop it is rain, and at this point using water bombers is like "spitting on a campfire". It's now the size of Chicago and growing. Just asking for prayers and if you can afford to donate to the Red Cross, to please help. 8,000 people have been evacuated and there's a chance they'll all lose everything.

https://weather.com/news/news/fort-mcmurray-alberta-canada-fire-updates
 
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I just saw this earlier. Praying for those folks.
 
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It's truly horrific; this video shot by an evacuee is one of the most terrifying I've ever seen.

I vacationed in Alberta 4 years ago this week (Calgary, Banff & Jasper). While wearing a UT sweatshirt during a hike in Glenbow Ranch PP, I was startled by an elderly man who yelled, "Tennessee!" He'd worked on a construction project in Sevier County back in the '60s and had many fond memories of his time in TN.
 
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Firefighters getting some much needed risk. This was taken after these guys fought through the night.

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kamoshika said:
It's truly horrific; this video shot by an evacuee is one of the most terrifying I've ever seen.

I vacationed in Alberta 4 years ago this week (Calgary, Banff & Jasper). While wearing a UT sweatshirt during a hike in Glenbow Ranch PP, I was startled by an elderly man who yelled, "Tennessee!" He'd worked on a construction project in Sevier County back in the '60s and had many fond memories of his time in TN.
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That's unbelievable. - the video, not the story.
 
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That video is unreal. I can't believe how calm that person is.
 
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Bad one for sure... bit confusing as traffic is fleeing out of town in both directions.
 
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kamoshika said:
It's truly horrific; this video shot by an evacuee is one of the most terrifying I've ever seen.

I vacationed in Alberta 4 years ago this week (Calgary, Banff & Jasper). While wearing a UT sweatshirt during a hike in Glenbow Ranch PP, I was startled by an elderly man who yelled, "Tennessee!" He'd worked on a construction project in Sevier County back in the '60s and had many fond memories of his time in TN.
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The rear cam is even crazier. There is a guy on a motorcycle evacuating. You also see embers from the fire spark a bush in front of a house and as he keeps driving the whole bush gets engulfed, sadly there is no way that house is still there.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fym6X-JvEOs[/youtube]
 
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