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Pregnant N.L. woman due 'any day' flees Fort McMurray

Stacey Greeley, who's "ready to give birth any day," evacuated Fort McMurray on Tuesday in a truck with her husband and her cat.

Stacey Greeley's first child is expected to be born any day.

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Stacey Greeley describes her dramatic escape of the wildfire in Fort McMurray - mere weeks before she is due to give birth.

Stacey Greeley, who's "ready to give birth any day," evacuated Fort McMurray on Tuesday in a truck with her husband and her cat.

Greeley,38 weeks pregnantwith their first child Deegan, was just two days away from being on maternity leave when the fire forced them to evacuate.

"I definitely didn't expect to be leaving everything behind in a ball of flames," Greeley told CBC News.

Stacey and Derrick Greeley pose together announcing their first child. (Stacey Greeley, Facebook)

The expecting familyspent Tuesday night at a camp in northern Alberta, worried that she might give birth.

"(We're) trying to get to the nearest hospital as possible just in case anything happens," said Greeley. "We need to be as close as possible."

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"Luckily [the] little man wasn't born at camp last night,' said her husbandDerrick Greeleyin a Facebook post.

'It was pretty surreal'

Stacey Greeley, who is from Queen's Cove, Trinity Bay,said Tuesday night was chaotic.

"We only had a half an hour to pack up our bags and get as much paperwork and stuff as we could," shesaid.

"We just finished the nursery not too long ago. Just had my baby shower. We had all the clothes and things ready to go and all we did was grab our diaper bag because we're probably going to be out of town for more than 10 days or so," saidGreeley.

Along the way they could see"buildings thatstill had flickering of flames in it, it was pretty surreal."

They have no idea what happened to their home.

"The only thing that's keeping me calm really is my husband," said Greeley. "We don't know what's true. We don't know if our house is standing. We have no idea."

The Greeley family just finished the nursery for expected newborn Deegen. (Stacey Greeley)

Now in Cold Lake with her husband's family, she feels exhausted, but said "unreal" help is being offered by strangers.

"I've been offered so much in the last few hours," said Greeley. "Even just lending out homes."

She said she's trying to stay positive but realized how dire the situation is while walking through Wal-Martto pick up diapers.

"We realized we literally had nothing," said Greeley.

So far a number of babies have been born in camps to familiesforced to evacute Fort McMurray

"Luckily one of those weren't mine," said Greeley.

"I'll probably end up giving birth in Cold Lake."

Stacey Greeley said she left clothes and gifts from her baby shower behind as her and her husband evacuated Fort McMurray. (Stacey Greeley)

Greeley took a moment to post an update on herFacebookaccount late Wednesday night to let family know she was safe.

"I have the most important things in life inside this truck," Greeley said in her post.