Wildfires cause chaos in Canada town

FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — At least half of a northern Alberta city was ordered evacuated Tuesday as a wildfire whipped by winds engulfed homes and sent ash raining down on residents.

The Alberta government banned all open fires except in designated camping sites in forested areas due to the threat.

The province was calling in more reinforcements to Fort McMurray, including 100 more firefighters and a giant helicopter that can dump more than 2,000 liters (500 gallons) of water at a time.