Fort McMurray wildfire cuts Canada's oil output by a third
by Staff and agencies in Edmonton from Environment | The Guardian on (#1DAJP)
Blaze that partly destroyed city has temporarily shut down Alberta's oil sands production - a mainstay of the country's petroleum industry
A wildfire that partly destroyed the city of Fort McMurray has cut Canada's oil output by as much as a third after forcing the oil sands industry to effectively shut down in the province of Alberta.
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