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The only evacuation convoy leaving the city of Fort McMurray in Canada, has been suspended due to 200 feet flames flanking the road.
The police escorted convoy of 1,500 vehicles was due to pass by the southern part of the city en route to Edmonton and Calgary.
Parts of the city in the province of Alberta have been left devastated after a wildfire struck earlier this week. Officials had said it would take four days to move all the evacuees.
Officials in Alberta now fear that an oil facility near the flames could explode. Weather forecasters predict a 40 per cent chance of rain this coming Sunday, which may help to slow the fire’s spread.
More than 1,000 fire fighters and 150 helicopters, 295 pieces of heavy equipment and 27 aircraft tankers have been deployed, according to the Canadian government.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a statement released yesterday called upon Canadians to donate to charities assisting relief efforts.