Canadian Officials Hope to Put 'Death Grip' on Fire
May 09, 2016, 10:59 AM
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(FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta) — Officials said Sunday they had reached a turning point in fighting an enormous wildfire, hoping to get a "death grip'" on the blaze that ravaged parts of Canada's oil sands town of Fort McMurray amid cooler temperatures and light rain. Meanwhile, a massive evacuation of residents displaced by the blaze came to an end.
Chad Morrison of Alberta Wildfire told a news conference he's "very happy" and called it great firefighting weather.
