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@CTVEdmonton: Main street Slave Lake is on fire - Town Hall is ablaze - Sean Amato is on the scene #yeg CTV Edmonton TwitPic
(CBS/What's Trending) - The small town of Slave Lake, Alberta is being ravaged by fires as 7,000 residents flee to evacuation centres in Athabasca, Westlock and Edmonton. The town name has been trending on Twitter as news that forty percent of the town has already been lost in the destruction.

The area hasn't had much rain this season, and to make matters worse, strong winds are fueling the flames, which are being described as "out-of-control." While major media outlets are just beginning to cover the situation, citizens were able to capture the flames through photos and videos and are spreading the news to the world faster than other source.

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