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The massive wildfire wreaking havoc in Canada doubled in size and officials warned that the situation in the parched Alberta oil sands region was unpredictable and dangerous.
Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said, the raging inferno is bigger than London that forced the evacuation of the city of Fort McMurray.
Winds were pushing the flames east of the epicenter around the oil city late last night, as nearly all 25,000 people who were still trapped to the north finally left town, either via airlift or convoys on the roads.
The Alberta Emergency Management Agency said, the wildfire had doubled in size in one day, covering more than 494,000 acres by midnight.
The government has declared a state of emergency in Alberta, a province the size of France that is home to one of the world’s most prodigious oil industries.