{"id":75140,"date":"2016-05-03T18:55:05","date_gmt":"2016-05-03T22:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=75140"},"modified":"2016-05-03T18:56:06","modified_gmt":"2016-05-03T22:56:06","slug":"evacuations-underway-in-multiple-areas-of-fort-mcmurray-alberta-as-wildfire-breaches-highway-authorities-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/evacuations-underway-in-multiple-areas-of-fort-mcmurray-alberta-as-wildfire-breaches-highway-authorities-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Evacuations Underway In Fort McMurray, Alberta as Massive Wildfire Swallows Highway"},"content":{"rendered":"

CANADA — Evacuations are underway in multiple areas of Fort McMurray, Alberta as wildfires engulf\u00a0roadways, officials say.<\/p>\n

Hundreds of firefighters are battling the blaze that has been burning since the weekend and claim they are ‘making progress.’<\/p>\n

Residents of Abasand, Grayling Terrace and Beacon Hill are now under a mandatory evacuation order. Residents are directed to proceed to Macdonald Island Park, where evacuee reception is set up.<\/p>\n

The area from Real Martin Drive to Thicket Drive, south of Thickwood Boulevard, is under voluntary evacuation notice and residents should be prepared for a mandatory evacuation order within 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Incredible images are being posted to social media.<\/p>\n

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My harrowing drive evacuating #ymm<\/a> praying for my friends pic.twitter.com\/XGFWfavqR2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jordan J Stuffco (@jstuffcocrimlaw) May 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n