Story highlights Syrian refugees in Calgary, Alberta, pool $5 per family for relief supplies

"It's our turn to be a part of this community," Syrian refugee says

(CNN) The images of burning homes and clouds of smoke brought tears to his eyes.

Naser Nader had lived through something similar in his homeland of Syria.

This time, it wasn't besieged Damascus; it was in Fort McMurray, Alberta, the site of this week's wildfires

"I've lived it. I've been there," he said through a translator. "I've seen the fires. I've seen the blood. I've experienced the losses."

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Nader is one of many Syrian refugees in Calgary, Alberta, giving what little he has to return the favor to his adopted country. Nader and other members of the Syrian Refugee Support Group are pooling money to buy relief supplies for those affected by the wildfires.

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