In regards to the fire in Fort McMurray, one thing that has not been mentioned here is that the mandatory evacuation order was issued while a lot of people were at work.
That meant that the people were not allowed to go to their homes and collect anything...including their pets...
There have been over 1600 homes and businesses lost so far to the blaze. 85,000 people evacuated.
This is going to be Canada's largest insurance claim in it's history.
I can't imagine being told that we would have to leave our pets behind to the fire...
Also, the winds have shifted south, so the smoke is now going down as far as the USA.
Here is a smoke forecast map:
http://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/BSC00CA12/current/
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