Fort McMurray
Americannoun
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Readers of John Vaillant’s harrowing 2023 book “Fire Weather” — an account of the destruction of the Canadian forest town of Fort McMurray — might consider Ramsey’s book a companion to the earlier book.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2025
In Alberta, a wildfire led to the evacuation of about 6,600 people near Fort McMurray, an oil-producing region.
From New York Times • May 23, 2024
Fort McMurray, which has a population of about 68,000, suffered a devastating blaze in 2016 that destroyed 2,400 homes and forced more than 80,000 people to flee.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2024
Residents of Fort McMurray have also been told to be ready to leave as an out-of-control blaze burns some 25km southwest of the city.
From BBC • May 11, 2024
The wind had died out and the gas camp at Fort McMurray stood on the verge of the almost Arctic winter.
From On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland by Sayler, H. L. (Harry Lincoln)
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