World Oil (Bloomberg) –A 74-acre (30—hectare) wildfire in the Canadian oil sands prompted an evacuation alert for a community near Fort McMurray, the biggest city in the region. Residents of Saprae Creek, located about 25 kilometers (16 miles) by car southeast of the oil sands capital, were told to prepare for possible evacuation if wildfire spreads toward the community, the
Works are returning to the Canadian oil sands as wildfires move away from production sites The Alberta government lifted mandatory evacuation orders for the last of the oil sands accommodation and production sites Monday, beginning the process of inspections by forestry and health officials to make sure they are safe for workers to return. All of the oil sands facilities
Insurance bill for Canadian wildfire could exceed C$2 billion This week’s massive forest fire in Alberta, Canada, could be the most costly natural disaster in the province’s history. The fire, which now covers more than 328.2 square miles, continues to burn as high temperatures and dry conditions in the boreal forest make the area highly flammable. Bill Patzert, a climatologist
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