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Fighters hope to get ‘death grip’ on wildfire

Canadian firefighters looked to cooler weather to help with their battle against the country’s most destructive wildfire in recent memory, as officials sought to gauge the damage to oil sands boomtown Fort McMurray. 

Sun, 10 Jul, 2016

Fort McMurray ‘85%’ intact after wildfire

Alberta’s premier declared Canada’s oil-sands city safe and said a plan would be put together within two weeks so 88,000 residents could return to their homes.

Wed, 11 May, 2016

Rain boosts hope of 'death grip' on monster wildfire

Authorities say they have reached a turning point in the battle against an enormous wildfire and are hoping to get a "death grip'" on the blaze that has ravaged parts of Canada's oil sands city of Fort McMurray amid cooler temperatures and light rain.

Mon, 09 May, 2016