Hundreds of firefighters fought an intense blaze on Friday in Jasper, Alberta, as wildfires turned the picturesque town into a hell-scape of flame-licked treetops and buildings burned to ash.
Two fast moving blazes attacked the town from the north and south, forcing 25,000 people to evacuate earlier in the week, and merged into one massive conflagration.
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Two fast moving blazes attacked the town from the north and south, forcing 25,000 people to evacuate earlier in the week, and merged into one massive conflagration.
Firefighters From Around the World Headed to Canada to Battle Wildfires
Fast-moving fires may have destroyed as much as half of the picturesque town of Jasper, Alberta, and have ravaged Jasper National Park.