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Wildfire rages in Fort McMurray

Fire rages unchecked in the heart of Canada's oil sands region as authorities race to evacuate 80,000 people.

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Wildfire rages in Fort McMurray

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  1. Out of control fire seethes in Fort McMurray

  2. A Mountie surveys the damage on a street in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada in this May 4, 2016 image posted on social media. Courtesy Alberta RCMP/Handout via REUTERS

  3. A Canadian Joint Operations Command aerial photo shows wildfires near neighborhoods in Fort McMurray, Alberta, in this image posted on twitter May 5, 2016. Courtesy CF Operations/Handout via REUTERS

  4. Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers wear masks to protect themselves from smoke from nearby wildfires while directing traffic at a roadblock near Fort McMurray, Alberta, , May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

  5. Justin Anderson packs his three children and dog into his truck as he prepares to leave the Christina Lake Lodge campground in Conklin, Alberta, for Lloydminster, Alberta, where he has family that will take them in after evacuating Fort McMurray due to raging wildfires, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  6. Firefighters arrive on a bus to help battle wildfires near Fort McMurray, Alberta, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

  7. Strathcona County, Alberta firefighters are seen taking a break from wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alberta in this photo posted on twitter on May 5, 2016. Courtesy Strathcona Fire/Handout via REUTERS

  8. Harrison Florinski and Liam Poole chop firewood at Christina Lake Lodge in Conklin, Alberta, where they decided to camp after evacuating Fort McMurray due to raging wildfires, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  9. Evacuees from the Fort McMurray wildfires use the sleeping room at the "Bold Center" in Lac la Biche, Alberta, Canada, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

  10. Volunteer Marlee Hildebrandt washes beds with her daughter Oakley on her back as she helps evacuees from the Fort McMurray wildfires at the "Bold Center" in Lac la Biche, Alberta, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

  11. Officers look on as smoke from Fort McMurray's raging wildfires billow into the air after their city was evacuated, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  12. Evacuees from the Fort McMurray wildfires look through donated goods and clothing at the "Bold Center" in Lac la Biche, Alberta, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

  13. Wildfire is worsening along highway 63 Fort McMurray, Alberta, May 3, 2016. Courtesy CBC News/Handout via REUTERS

  14. An aerial view from the helicopter of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley shows smoke rising from raging wildfires which caused the mandatory evacuation of Fort McMurray, Alberta, May 4, 2016. Cheryl Oates/Government of Alberta/Handout via REUTERS

  15. Students from Fort McMurray Composite High School are released early as wildfire burns nearby in Fort McMurray, Alberta May 3, 2016. An uncontrolled wildfire burning near Fort McMurray in northern Alberta, the heart of Canada's oil sands region, has forced the evacuation of nearly all the city's 80,000 residents, local authorities said. Courtesy Kangeun Lee/Handout via REUTERS

  16. Residents of Fort McMurray line up for gas after they were ordered to be evacuated due to raging wildfires, in Anzac, Alberta, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  17. A helicopter flies into thick smoke while battling a major forest fire outside of Fort McMurray May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  18. Residents of Fort McMurray line up outside a grocery store after they were ordered to be evacuated due to a raging wildfire, in Anzac, Alberta, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  19. Smoke from wildfires near Fort McMurray, Alberta, are shown in this satellite photo from NASA taken May 3, 2016. Courtesy NASA/Handout via REUTERS

  20. Flames rise in Industrial area south Fort McMurray, Alberta May 3, 2016. Courtesy CBC News/Handout via REUTERS

  21. Evacuees from the Fort McMurray wildfire leave The Expo Centre after receiving bedding supplies in Edmonton, Alberta, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber

  22. An evacuee from the Fort McMurray wildfires checks his phone at the "Bold Center" in Lac la Biche, Alberta, May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

  23. Evacuees from the Fort McMurray wildfire line-up at the gate of The Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhuber

  24. Vehicles stranded just 15km's south of Fort McMurray get filled with fuel May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  25. Vehicles are seen on highway 63 as they are detoured near wildfire burning near Fort McMurray, Alberta May 1, 2016. Courtesy Gregory Hong/Handout via REUTERS

  26. Mike Graham takes a sip of water as he prepares his lunch on Indian Beach just south of Fort McMurray May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  27. Volunteers stock shelves as they prepare for the residents of Fort McMurray displaced by a raging wildfire, in Anzac, Alberta, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  28. Residents of Fort McMurray line up outside a grocery store after they were ordered to be evacuated due to a raging wildfire, in Anzac, Alberta, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  29. Residents of Fort McMurray line up for gas after they were ordered to be evacuated due to raging wildfires, in Anzac, Alberta, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  30. Fort McMurray resident Crystal Maltais buckles in her daughter, Mckennah Stapley, as they prepare to leave Conklin, Alberta, for Lac La Biche after evacuating their home in Fort McMurray on Tuesday May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

  31. Fort McMurray residents rest at a community centre in Anzac, Alberta, after residents were ordered to be evacuated due to a raging wildfire, May 4, 2016. REUTERS/Topher Seguin

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