Fort McMurray evacuation brings back painful memories of 2016

Fire evacuees from Fort McMurray, Alta., haunted by the devastating fire of 2016, are taking nothing for granted, even if favourable winds have helped firefighters hold the line against the latest fire just five kilometres from town.

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