'Most of the city is evacuating': Gridlock on Alberta highway after evacuation order in Fort McMurray
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Four Fort McMurray neighbourhoods were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday as a wildfire gets closer to the city.
Four Fort McMurray neighbourhoods were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday as a wildfire gets closer to the city.
Alberta Emergency Alert issued the order for Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace just after 2 p.m.
All residents must leave by 4 p.m., according to the alert.
Residents are being asked to go to the reception centre in Lac La Biche County.
All evacuees should register online, or call 310-4455 to register over the phone.
The City of Edmonton says it has not received a request to assist evacuees.
"Our office of emergency management is prepared to respond to any emergency in the City of Edmonton, and to support our neighbouring communities if we receive requests from the AEMA," spokesperson Lisa Glover wrote in an email to CTV News Edmonton on Tuesday afternoon.
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