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2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Landscape_view_of_wildfire_near_Highway_63_in_south_Fort_McMurray.jpg/220px-Landscape_view_of_wildfire_near_Highway_63_in_south_Fort_McMurray.jpg) Fort McMurray residents evacuating along
Highway 63
as the fire encroaches on the area
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Location
| Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo
,
Alberta
,
Canada
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Date(s)
| May 1, 2016
(
2016-05-01
)
? August 2, 2017
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Burned area
| 589,552 hectares (1,456,810 acres)
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Buildings destroyed
| 3,244
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Deaths
| 0 (direct)
2 (indirect)
[1]
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Non-fatal injuries
| 0
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The
2016 Fort McMurray wildfire
was a
natural disaster
that affected
Alberta
,
Canada
.
[2]
The wildfire damaged or destroyed 1,600 structures in early May 2016. Almost 90,000 people
evacuated
(left) the area as the wildfire spread through the
community
of
Fort McMurray
.
[3]
A local
state of emergency
was put in effect on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 9:57 pm. Several areas were put under a
mandatory
evacuation. More than 90,000 people people left the area.
[2]
Fort McMurray also experienced
high winds
in addition to the wildfire.
[4]