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By the morning of July 24, the south fire grew to 10,800 hectares in size and was 8 km (5.0 mi) from Jasper, while the north fire remained the same size and was 5 km (3.1 mi) away. At 6:40 pm on July 24, powerful winds pushed the south fire, causing it to reach the townsite. [9]
The fire eventually consumed over 32,000 hectares and destroyed 358 of Jasper's 1,113 structures. [24] [25] Smoke from the fire combined with that from Park Fire in California and reduced air quality as far as New England and Mexico [26] The Jasper fire continued to grow through August along its southern border. [27]
Jasper and the neighboring Jasper National Park had been menaced by fires from both the north and south, and the town’s 5,000 full-time residents — along with 20,000 visitors – fled on short ...
Jasper, a popular tourist town in the middle of Alberta’s Jasper National Park, has suffered widespread destruction due to the Jasper Wildlife Complex Fire, which has scorched nearly 80,000 acres.
Quickly prompting the total evacuation of the city of Jasper (pop. 4,817 (2023) [9]). During its subsequent progression, approximately 30% of the total structures of the town were destroyed, [10] [11] and one death of a firefighter was recorded while fighting the blaze. [12]
Nearly a third of Jasper's structures were destroyed when a massive wildfire, with flames burning 330 feet (100 meters) high, hit the popular Alberta tourist town in late July. There are currently ...
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]
• Jasper National Park Fire ... Cal Fire initially estimated the fire had destroyed more than 100 structures, but on Saturday said crews on the ground have so far confirmed 20 structures destroyed.