Canadian bushfires, home security camera catches house inferno

[bob10]

Thank God they left. This is a major catastrophe.

Fort McMurray fires: Security camera captures inferno ripping through Canadian house - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-07/fort-mcmurray-fires-home-security-camera-captures-inferno/7392972)

[bob10]

No lives lost. That is incredible.

Fort McMurray fires: Canadian police escort evacuees through fire-ravaged city - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-06/canadian-authorities-plan-to-airlift-residents-wildfire-spread/7389462)

[Eevo]

a terrible situation.

[Homestar]

Bloody awful, and set to get a lot worse. News tonight said the fire would double in size and nothing can be done. They've done very well evacuating everyone safely so far, I hope they continue to do so.

[PhilipA]

The houses mainly have wooden shingles and vinyl siding in a Bushfire area.
Now I ask you!
No wonder they had to evacuate the residents. I couldn't figure out why the residents were evacuated until I read that and the video shows the siding just melting.

Quite a discussion on WWWT about the neglect of the authorities on hazard reduction burning and neglect of forest thinning as well as cutting the budget for fire fighting..
Regards Philip A

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/05/06/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-climate-or-incompetence/

[bob10]

A week in Hell: How Fort McMurray?burned - The Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/a-week-in-hell-how-fort-mcmurrayburned/article29932799/)

[bob10]

First images emerge from devastated Beacon Hill area of Fort McMurray - The Globe and Mail (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/multimedia/photos-show-the-devastation-of-beacon-hill-area-of-fort-mcmurray/article29920262/)