Entire city flees as wildfire rages.

19 terrifying videos of Fort McMurray inferno

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Sunday, May 8, 2016, 7:11 PM - Though firefighters have made progress against the terrifying wildfire threatening Fort McMurray -- helped by improving weather conditions -- the city remained under an evacuation order as of Sunday.

The fire intensified quickly last week, forcing more than 80,000 inhabitants of the bustling city to flee north and south, some with flames licking their heels.

Here's what the mass exodus looked like, in 19 terrifying videos and select tweets.

FORT MCMURRAY FIRE COVERAGE:

Video from one of my #firefighters taken am. #ymmfire he fought all night non stop. Said he ate a lot of bad smoke pic.twitter.com/EeauogFjLB — Chad Sartison (@firefighters1st) May 4, 2016

Dianne Michaud talks about escaping the #FortMacFire from the safety of an #evacuee centre in #laclabiche pic.twitter.com/Rfsx45po6q — Erin Collins (@albertareporter) May 5, 2016

The entire city is just covered in white smoke. We can't see very far in any direction #ymm #ymmfire pic.twitter.com/Eyu43Vc09H — BreannaKarstensSmith (@BreannaCTV) May 4, 2016