Oil Sands Fire Forcing 80,000 Canadians From Homes Set to Expand
- Suncor shuts its base plant oil sands operations amid blaze
- Inferno forces Alberta's biggest-ever evacuation due to fire
Fire Forces Evacuation of Canadian Oil Sands City
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A fire fueled by shifting winds that forced more than 80,000 people to flee their homes and disrupted oil-sands operations in Western Canada is poised to expand.
The fire will probably grow to about 100 square kilometers (40 square miles), from around 80 now, Chad Morrison, a wildfire official, said Wednesday. Suncor Energy Inc., Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Husky Energy Inc. are among companies reducing production and opening work camps to residents fleeing blazes in Alberta’s biggest-ever evacuation caused by a fire. Inter Pipeline Ltd. shut part of its system in the province. No deaths or injuries have been reported although 1,600 buildings have been damaged.