Forest fires rage across Alberta
The smouldering remains of houses outside Slave Lake, Alta., on Monday May 16, 2011. A firestorm swept through the town of 7,000 destroying upwards of 30 percent of the buildings.Ian Jackson
The smouldering remains of houses outside Slave Lake, Alta., on May 16, 2011. A firestorm swept through the town of 7,000 destroying upwards of 30 percent of the buildings.Ian Jackson
Flames from forest fires near Widewater, Alberta May 15, 2011.Mandy Jeworski
Flames from forest fires near Widewater, Alberta May 15, 2011.Mandy Jeworski
Flames from forest fires near Widewater, Alberta May 15, 2011.Mandy Jeworski
Flames from forest fires near Widewater, Alberta May 15, 2011.Mandy Jeworski
Flames from forest fires near Widewater, Alberta May 15, 2011.Mandy Jeworski
Flames from forest fires near Widewater, Alberta May 15, 2011.Mandy Jeworski
Flames from forest fires near Widewater, Alberta May 15, 2011.Mandy Jeworski
White smoke rises around Slave Lake, 300 km northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday May 15, 2011. Over a thousand people were ordered to leave their homes on Sunday when strong winds fanned two separate wildfires that burned on either side of a northern Alberta town.Ian Jackson/The Canadian Press
A water bomber drops it's water on a fire, 160 km northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday May 15, 2011. Over a thousand people were ordered to leave their homes on Sunday when strong winds fanned two separate wildfires that burned on either side of a northern Alberta town.Ian Jackson/The Canadian Press
Firefighters work on a wild fire 160 km northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday May 15, 2011. Over a thousand people were ordered to leave their homes on Sunday when strong winds fanned two separate wildfires that burned on either side of a northern Alberta town.Ian Jackson/The Canadian Press
Residents of Slave Lake and area evacuate as smoke billows on the horizon 300 km northeast of Edmonton, Alberta, on Sunday May 15, 2011. Over a thousand people were ordered to leave their homes on Sunday when strong winds fanned two separate wildfires that burned on either side of a northern Alberta town.Ian Jackson/The Canadian Press
Slave Lake city hall burns. Photo taken by local radio station 92.7 Lake FM which has also burned down.