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Construction workers trapped by wildfire take shelter in shipping container
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June 8, 2025
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1:23Now PlayingThe superintendent of a construction crew that sheltered in a shipping container as an out-of-control wildfire closed in around them says they're lucky to be alive.
Video posted to social media shows the massive flames and smoke leaping above the treeline against a red sky, just metres from where the group was huddled on June 7.
After helicopters couldn't see them or land due to the thick smoke, they used the main road to drive out to safety.
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