Properties are engulfed in flames at the corner of Cabin Creek Drive and Patricia Street in Jasper, Alta., on Wednesday, July 24, 2024.
Rain and cooler temperatures have helped subdue the spread of a massive wildfire that consumed homes in the heart of Jasper National Park.Properties are engulfed in flames at the corner of Cabin Creek Drive and Patricia Street in Jasper, Alta., on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Rain and cooler temperatures have helped subdue the spread of a massive wildfire that consumed homes in the heart of Jasper National Park.
Alberta government officials said Thursday that preliminary estimates suggest 30 to 50 per cent of the town's structures may have burned. The fire, which spread into the community from the south, continues to burn out of control and has since merged with a wildfire burning to the north into a single blaze.
Park officials have created an approximate boundary. Accurately mapping the perimeter is proving difficult due to strong winds, intense fire behaviour and smoke. The precipitation will likely keep fire behaviour low for 72 hours, parks officials said in the statement issued around 10 p.m. MT Thursday.
The fire moved into the townsite on Wednesday, driven by winds of 100 kilometres an hour, spreading rapidly and creating a wall of fire 100 metres high.
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