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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Source: Guardian Environment