Update: Mandatory evacuation order issued for Fort McMurray neighbourhood as wildfire approaches

Fort McMurray — About 500 people were told to leave their homes Sunday night in Fort McMurray as a wildfire edged closer to the municipality. Fort McMurray Mayor Melissa Blake declared a state of emergency in the Gregoire neighbourhood at 9:57 p.m. as a forest fire burned less than 500 metres from the Hangingstone River.