Wildfires Erupt Near Alberta Oil Well Sites as Temperatures Rise
Hot weather sparked a string of wildfires around Alberta over the weekend, including some near oil and gas wells operated by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. and others.
Five out-of-control fires were burning in Alberta early Monday, including a 1,606-hectare blaze that prompted an emergency alert for the town of Swan Hills. That fire is about half a kilometer away from a CNRL-operated well site and within 20 kilometers of separate well sites operated by CNRL and other companies.
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