Fort McMurray fire now too large, too fierce to stop without rain

Three hundred firefighters on the ground and dozens more in the air continue to battle the most destructive wildfire Alberta has experienced in more than a century but, despite their best efforts, officials concede they are no match for the blaze. The flames have consumed swaths of Fort McMurray and chased away most of the city’s residents — more than 80,000 people — in a panic-stricken last-minute mass evacuation that is already leaving emotional scars.
Read more: http://snapzu.com/aj0690/fort-mcmurray-fire-now-too-large-too-fierce-to-stop-without-rain