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11 Shocking Images From the Fort McMurray Wildfire

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A large, devastating wildfire burned hundreds of homes and businesses in Fort McMurray, Canada, and in just a matter of days, tens of thousands were forced to evacuate, outrunning the fast-moving flames.

(MORE: Latest News About the Wildfire | Residents React to the Devastation)

The inferno created some shocking imagery as residents documented the blaze on their way out of town. Here are 11 of the most stunning images and videos we've seen from this terrifying event.

1. Driving through a massive inferno.

 

2. A wall of flames greets evacuees.

 

3. Hills engulfed in flames.

 

4. Thick smoke seen from miles away.

 

5. How the fire showed up on satellite imagery.

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6. A pyrocumulus cloud rising high into the sky.

 

7. The damage left behind where neighborhoods used to stand.

 

8. Widespread destruction while a motel continued to burn.

 

9. This view of the fire, from an airplane.

 

10. And NASA's view of the burn scar, in its early stages.

 

11. Even amidst all the devastation, there were uplifting moments.

 

MORE ON WEATHER.COM: Additional Images of the Wildfire

Firefighters and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers greet returning residents from an overpass on Highway 63 just outside Fort McMurray, Alberta, on June 1, 2016. Tens of thousands of Fort McMurray residents were expected to begin trickling back into the Canadian oil city ravaged by wildfires almost a month after the blaze was declared no longer a threat.
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Firefighters and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers greet returning residents from an overpass on Highway 63 just outside Fort McMurray, Alberta, on June 1, 2016. Tens of thousands of Fort McMurray residents were expected to begin trickling back into the Canadian oil city ravaged by wildfires almost a month after the blaze was declared no longer a threat.
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