A bright red fire truck with a Canadian flag overlooed the smoky highway leading to Jasper as residents began to make their way back to townsite Friday morning.
Parks Canada and Municipality of Jasper officials announced that the wildfire in Jasper National Park is being held. It had been burning out of control for nearly four weeks. A large fire in Jasper National Park, which destroyed about one-third of the historic townsite within, is now classified as being held, officials said Saturday.
. Fires with this label are not expected to move beyond the established boundaries under prevailing or forecasted weather. The fire may still be active and emit smoke, but it is considered contained. The Jasper wildfire is the worst to hit the national park in more than a century. Here's what we know
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