The Alberta wildfire evacuation - a podcast by BBC Radio 4

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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