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The Alberta wildfire evacuation
Darby Allen, the chief of Fort McMurray's fire department, evacuated residents.
In May 2016, residents of Fort McMurray in Canada were evacuated due to a raging wildfire.
The chief of Fort McMurray's fire department, Darby Allen talked to presenter Eddie Mair about the evacuation.
He said "It ate me up, I couldn't sleep even if I wanted to" due to worrying about getting everyone out of danger.
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The Eddie Mair Interview
Eddie Mair speaks at length to people with interesting things to say, for Radio 4's PM.
