Status of Wildfire That Threatened Fort McMurray Changed to ‘Being Held’

A firefighters monitors a pump in a river bed used for wildfire sprinklers in the evacuated neighbourhood of Grayling Terrace in Fort McMurray, Alta., May 16, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

A wildfire that forced thousands of people to evacuate several FortMcMurray neighbourhoods last week is no longer classified as out-of-control.

Alberta Wildfire says the blaze, which is still burning south of the city and is close to 2,000 square kilometres in size, was re-classified to “being held” as of May 19.