Canada wildfire forces mass evacuation in Fort McMurray. The blaze has destroyed a number of homes, dropping ash on the streets of the city in the province of Alberta. A huge wildfire has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from Fort McMurray – nearly all the residents of the Canadian city. Fort McMurray – which lies in Alberta’s oil sands region – has a population of more than 60,000 people. Fort McMurray fire in Alberta, Canada.