‘Fort Mac’ in flames

Newfoundlanders desperate to get news from fleeing relatives

“When I left work, everyone was in the streets screaming. There was nothing but black. You couldn’t see a thing, there was so much smoke. Cars were going everywhere, driving up over the banks and everything. Pretty scary stuff.” Curtis Verge

BY JOSH PENNELL
TC MEDIA AND THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Word spread as fast as the flames Tuesday night in Newfoundland that the wildfires in Fort McMurray had become uncontrollable, resulting in a mass evacuation. People in this province were desperate to get information about loved ones, the situation...

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