Alberta premier estimates 30-50% of Jasper damaged or destroyed as of Thursday morning
The BC Wildfire Service sent 17 firefighting crew members and four fire engines to Jasper late Wednesday night as wildfires entered the alpine town and began devouring structures.
“It’s just a monster at that point. There are no tools we have in our tool box to deal with that at that point. You get out of the way, you retreat,” Pierre Martel, director of fire management at Parks Canada, said. He added that no injuries have been reported so far. Jasper evacuees were detoured through B.C. on Monday and Tuesday as they fled the town and made their way back to reception centres in Alberta. B.C. communities along the border did their best to support the influx of thousands of people, with some campgrounds providing sites free of charge and some residents opening up their homes.
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