FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — An evacuation alert was issued in Alberta for Fort McMurray on Friday evening as an out-of-control wildfire burned nearby.

Residents in the northern oilsands hub and the nearby community of Saprae Creek were told to be ready to leave on short notice.

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — An evacuation alert was issued in Alberta for Fort McMurray on Friday evening as an out-of-control wildfire burned nearby.{ai:summary}<p>Fort McMurray on edge as wildfire threatens, residents on standby for evacuation. Chaos looms in oilsands hub. #emergency #society</p>

Fort McMurray under evacuation alert due to out-of-control wildfire nearby

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