Rain, cooler temperatures help prevent wildfire near Canada's oil sands from growing

A wildfire that has forced thousands of people out of their homes in Canada’s oil sands hub city of Fort McMurray, Alberta is being held in place as rain and cooler temperatures sweep through the area

A wildfire that has forced thousands of people out of their homes in Canada's oil sands hub city of Fort McMurray was held in place Thursday, as rain and cooler temperatures swept the area. Alberta provincial wildfire information officer Christie Tucker said the blaze remained out of control — the only such designated fire in the province — but it did not grow overnight and remained at 200 square kilometers in size.

“With some help from the weather I am very hopeful that this is headed in the right direction,” said Sandy Bowman, mayor of the regional municipality of Wood Buffalo that contains Fort McMurray. Evacuated residents are likely to remain out of their homes until at least next Tuesday. The rest of the city and other surrounding subdivisions remain under evacuation alert.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

sdut /  🏆 5. in US

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Dallas-Fort Worth TX weather: Storms continue to pour rain on regionChances for rain in North Texas continue into Monday before a break in the wet weather is expected Tuesday.
Read more »

Heavy rain causes two Fort Worth wastewater pipes to leakThe USGS map said the earthquake was detected just over four miles southwest of Mansfield, which is located in Tarrant County.
Read more »

Dallas-Fort Worth weather: Heavy rain and flood advisoriesHeavy storms are delivering rain and a potential for flooding across Dallas-Fort Worth.
Read more »

Rain or shine, Fort Worth Main Street Festival and Ennis Bluebonnet Festival will go onDallas, Richardson and Grapevine canceled Earth Day events scheduled for Saturday. But the Fort Worth Main Street Arts Festival will go on, along with the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival.
Read more »

Fort Worth hit-and-run: 1 arrested months after unborn child diesA man wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in September 2023 was arrested by federal authorities, Fort Worth police said. Victor Manuel Medina-Ra...
Read more »

Fort Worth's ‘Vision Zero' plan gains momentum, deadly streets identified for improvementAn analysis of crash records by NBC 5 Investigates found that some of the deadliest streets in Fort Worth are the same ones identified in a study done five…
Read more »