# Fort McMurray, Alberta: Massive Wildfire, 80,000 Ordered to Evacuate

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**Created:** [May 4, 2016, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-mcmurray-alberta-massive-wildfire-80-000-ordered-to-evacuate/753849 "2016-05-04T03:14:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 19, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fort-mcmurray-alberta-massive-wildfire-80-000-ordered-to-evacuate/753849/61 "2017-01-19T06:19:00Z")

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> - An assessment of the total financial impact of last spring’s Fort McMurray wildfire is pegging the direct and indirect costs of the blaze at almost $8.9 billion.  
> The figure includes the expense of replacing buildings and infrastructure as well as lost income, profits and royalties in the oilsands and forestry industries, said MacEwan University economist Rafat Alam.

> **[Financial impact of Fort McMurray wildfire reaches almost $8.9B: study](https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/financial-impact-of-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-reaches-almost-8-9b-study-1.3245055)**
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> An assessment of the total financial impact of last spring's Fort McMurray wildfire is pegging the direct and indirect costs of the blaze at almost $8.9 billion.

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