The next day the road to the south re-opened and the Sawatzkys drove through Fort McMurray on their way to a friend's farm out of the danger area. "The sight driving through town was just devastating.

When Fort McMurray burned, a school principal fled with a busload of kids — and reunited them with parents Lisa Hilsenteger commandeered a bus full of her young students through the Fort ...

Ken, on the other hand, spent Tuesday night south west of the city towards the old Fort McMurray Raceway. The following day, he made his way to the village of Boyle, which is about 300 kilometres away ...