Major forest fire in Fort Mac

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  1. May 3, 2016 #11
    AModelCat

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    About 60k people trying to flee north all at once.
     
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  3. May 3, 2016 #12
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    I heard the Burger King and stuff in the south part of town is gone?
     
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    Wishing you well, @NorthernMechanic ~ Prayers to you and yours. Saw this on our local news, in the states.
    I'm so sorry.
     
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    This was the bottom of beacon hill coming from downtown about 2 hours ago. Managed to blast in to my place with my service truck, grab a bag and go. My place is half a click from that. Syncrude's sending equipment down to build a fire gaurd. My dad'll be running a D8 on it tonight. Hope he does ok.
     
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    BK and Shell are gone. They were just about to light up as I flew past there. We're just about to head up to Finning in Fort MacKay. Beacon hill is gone. Apparently downtown is burning up too.
     
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    Hope your place is going to be ok! All my friends that were up there managed to get out in the last little while. Pretty scary I'm sure. Wish I was there to help in anyway. Your company going to help with a place to stay atleast in a camp or something?
     
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    AModelCat

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    Just now. Gridlock. They've shut down the southbound side and running everyone north.
     
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    Camps are all full but we have a branch in fort mackay we're gonna bail to now. Just fueling up trucks and loading up water kegs.
     
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    @nate980 This was that RV park just south of the Burger King. I imagine the Sawridge is gone too....
     
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