Harrowing dashcam footage captures escape from 'supercharged' Alberta wildfire 'the size of NYC' that can be seen from space, is triggering lightning and has forced 88,000 to evacuate their homes
- Dashcam footage capture one man's drive through Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada, at 2pm on Wednesday
- The sky is dark, embers are flying through the air, and cars are veering from side to side to avoid falling trees
- More than 1,110 firefighters are battling 49 wildfires across Alberta - seven of which are deemed out of control
- At least 88,000 people have been evacuated and more than 1,600 homes have been torched in Fort McMurray
- Alberta has declared a state of emergency and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau branded the situation 'terrifying'
Incredible dash cam footage has captured a man's terrifying drive through the supercharged wildfires tearing through Alberta, Canada, which have forced 88,000 people to evacuate their homes.
More than 1,110 firefighters, 145 helicopters, 138 pieces of heavy equipment and 22 air tankers were fighting a total of 49 wildfires that now cover land the size of New York City. Seven of the blazes are deemed out of control.
On Wednesday, one resident in the devastated oil sands city of Fort McMurray filmed the moment he had to drive across town through flying embers and black-out smoke.
Cars can be seen veering from lane-to-lane to avoid the flames as gusts of wind threaten to push burning trees over. Though it was filmed at 2pm, the sky is as dark as night.
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Perilous: This is footage taken from a man's car showing embers falling at 2pm as he drove through Fort McMurray
Eerie: Throughout his drive, the flames lit up the smoke orange, pink, purple and blue
Wildfires blistered the Canadian city on Wednesday as the flames moved south through Alberta
Cars can be seen veering from lane-to-lane to avoid the flames as gusts of wind threaten to push trees over
Though it was the afternoon, it looks like the dead of night
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