Fort McMurray wildfire finally extinguished after 15 months

Fort McMurray — After 458 days, the Horse River fire that destroyed thousands of homes and scattered tens of thousands of people across Canada is finally dead. 
The fire — first spotted on May 1, 2016, before entering Fort McMurray two days later — was declared extinguished on Aug. 2, said Lynn Daina of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry.
At its height, the May 2016 wildfire burned an area of 589,552 hectares, or 5,895 square-kilometres. 
Even after the fire was declare