The Alberta municipality governing the oilsands hub of Fort McMurray says residents ordered out due to a nearby wildfire are clear to return home as of today.

The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has lifted the evacuation order for the Abasand, Beacon Hill, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace neighbourhoods on the city’s southern edge.

About 6,600 residents of those neighbourhoods were forced to hastily leave their homes on Tuesday{ai:summary}<p>Residents of Fort McMurray can now return home after being ordered out due to a nearby wildfire. The evacuation order has been lifted by the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo for several neighborhoods in the city. #wildfire</p>

Residents forced out of Fort McMurray neighbourhoods due to fire cleared to return

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