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The fire destroyed much of Lytton and caused two civilian fatalities, announced July 3. [2] Several missing residents, still unaccounted for at that time, were later located. [ 5 ] The fire, one of the 2021 British Columbia wildfires throughout the province, was facilitated by the 2021 Western North America heat wave .
Simpson's fire in Toronto: Toronto Ontario: Jan 1895: $600,000 [2] Fire in Windsor: Windsor Nova Scotia: Oct 1897: $4 million: Most of the town destroyed. [2] Fire in New Westminster: New Westminster British Columbia: Sep 1898: $2 million [2] Warehouse fire in Montreal: Montreal Quebec: Dec 1898: $8 million [2] Warehouse fire in Montreal ...
1908 – A fire destroyed most of the town of Fernie, British Columbia. 1908 – The greater part of the city of Trois-Rivières was destroyed by a fire; most of the city's original buildings, many dating to the French colonial years, were destroyed. 1909 – Phoenix, British Columbia, destroyed by fire, then rebuilt. [citation needed]
(Reuters) -A raging wildfire has devastated the western Canadian tourist town of Jasper and firefighters were working on Thursday to save as many buildings as possible, authorities said. Jasper is ...
A fast-moving wildfire in the Canadian Rockies that had prompted 25,000 people to flee roared into the near-deserted town of Jasper overnight with flames higher than treetops, devastating up to ...
Officials on Friday hunted for any missing residents of a British Columbia town destroyed by wildfire as the Canadian province's chief coroner said reports suggest two people have died as a result ...
The Palisades Center also sustained significant damage in the north fire, with 8 of the 14 structures destroyed, including several federally recognized heritage buildings. [28] The fires cost $880 million in insurance claims, making it the ninth most expensive natural disaster for insurance companies in Canadian history. [29]
As of May 11, the local police station, general store, and at least 100 homes had been destroyed by fire. [115] The town of Drayton Valley, approximately 133 km (83 mi) southwest of Edmonton, was issued an evacuation order on May 4. The local fire department reported that one structure had been lost. [116]