Plans to return and open the city have been on hold.
To open the city gets to be a bit complicated. All the gas was turned off because gas lines could and did rupture and add to the fire. They have to check gas lines for leaks and then all the pilot lights have to be relit.
Water lines were ruptured and the water was turned off to the whole city. The water treatment plant has to be started and all water lined checked and flushed.
All electricity had to be turned off.
The hospital and medical facilities have to be cleaned and opened.
People are told that when they go back they have to take food and water.
Yesterday the fire threatened larger work camps. A 650 person camp burned. There are 18 other camps with some holding about 1000 people 8000 people from the camps have been evacuated
Today the Premier announced that June 1 is the date to start returning to the city. For many reasons this could change .
For many people the decision to go back is difficult. Are schools going to be open? Will business be open? Will their job be needed now?
It will take a long time to open Fort McMurray again. Then the rebuilding starts.
