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The Smokehouse Creek Fire was a record-breaking wildfire affecting the northeastern Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma that started on February 26, 2024. The fire affected numerous communities in Hemphill and Roberts counties, including the town of Canadian .
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 .
A heat dome gripped the province of British Columbia, and much of Western North America, from June 25–30, 2021, increasing the risk of wildfires. [10]On June 30, the town of Lytton was evacuated due to a fire that destroyed most buildings and grew to over 300 square miles (780 km 2) [11] [12] and sent people fleeing for their lives.
The Jasper fire could be one of the most damaging in Alberta since a 2016 conflagration that hit the oil town of Fort McMurray, forcing the evacuation of all 90,000 residents.
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 ...
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 ...
The 2024 Oklahoma wildfire season was a series of notable wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Oklahoma during 2024. List of wildfires
According to Colorado fire officials, the Highland Lake Fire, which started around 4 p.m. on Monday and burned 166 acres near the town of Divide, was 80% contained on Wednesday afternoon.