Battle against Canada inferno turns to oil sites, infrastructure

Battle against Canada inferno turns to oil sites, infrastructure Fort Mcmurray, Canada (AFP) May 9, 2016 - Firefighters battled Monday to protect oil installations in Canada's wildfire-ravaged city of Fort McMurray, capital of the country's oil sands region, as rain and cooling temperatures slow the spread of the blaze. Crews turned their attention to the oil facilities that are the economic lifeblood of western Canada's Alberta region, huge swaths of which have burned to the ground in the runawa ... more

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