Crews battle out-of-control wildfire near Fort McMurray
Jennifer Earl-King and Grant Farhall
Jul 25, 2010
More than 40 firefighters, five helicopters and air tankers continue to battle an out-of-control blaze in northern Alberta.
It's been burning since Saturday about 80 kilometres northeast of Fort McMurray.
There has been some concern about the safety of workers at Firebag, a Suncor Energy site, which is only 13 kilometres away from the fire.
Wildfire information officer Rob Harris tells 660News there's no need to evacuate the area.
"It's not threatening anything at this point and in fact it's actually moving away from the Suncor operation," Harris said.
As of Sunday, the fire covered about 2,300 hectares.
RCMP say the fire was sparked by lightning and winds have been pushing it towards the Saskatchewan and Northwest Territory boundaries.
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