EDMONTON — One of two raging, wind-whipped fires menacing Jasper, Alta., has roared into town and begun burning buildings. Park officials say the fire entered the southern edge of the community at about 6:40 p.m.
EDMONTON - One of two raging, wind-whipped fires menacing Jasper, Alta., roared into town Wednesday night and began burning buildings.Pictures on social media depicted lodges and other buildings wrapped in fiery sheets of orange flame.“ air quality had deteriorated to the point that wildland firefighters and others without self-contained breathing apparatuses needed to evacuate to Hinton,” Parks Canada said in a statement.
The hope was that up to 20 mm of rain, forecast to begin falling in the area later Wednesday night, would bring some relief."We are requesting firefighting resources, aerial support to move wildfire crews and equipment and more," Loewen wrote on the social media platform X.The order to go went out around 10 p.m.
At the Grande Prairie evacuation centre, Addison McNeill recalled literally just arriving in Jasper when she was told to get out. McNeill said as she sat inside the vehicle, she felt so close to the wildfires that the windows seemed like they were going to shatter from the pressure of the red, hot, smoky air.
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