Wood Buffalo Fire Chief Darby Allen spoke to the media today and said 85 per cent of Fort McMurray is still intact.

Saying between 40 and 50 per cent of Fort McMurray could have been destroyed if firefighters hadn’t been able to hold back the flames at key points.

“You might be seeing images today of the area you live and indeed you might be seeing images of where your home was,” he said. “This was a horrible fire. Whatever we tried to do, it went a different way… We did our very best.

Sure there are some losses but I applaud the firefighters for their incredible, heroic, and odds-defying efforts!

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LOOK: Powerful Photos From Just South Of Fort McMurray

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HELP FORT McMURRAY

On May 3, 2016, at 5:00 pm MDT a large wildfire burning southwest of Fort McMurray resulted in the mandatory evacuation of 12 communities in the city’s area. Over 29,000 people were affected by the evacuation, marking Alberta’s largest evacuation for a wildfire.

— @IsTylerJordan