A Canadian official has said that a massive
wildfire going on in the state of Alberta is
likely to double in size, as evacuation
efforts continue in the fire-ravaged oil city
of Fort McMurray.
Canadian police led convoys of cars
through the burning ghost town of Fort
McMurray on Friday in a risky operation
to get thousands of people to safety.
A day after 8,000 people left the oil city,
authorities said 5,500 more were expected
to be evacuated by the end of Friday and
another 4,000 on Saturday.
More than 80,000 people have left the city
in the heart of Canada' oil sands, where
the fire has torched 1,600 homes and other
buildings, according to the Associated Press
news agency quoting officials.