Several government and emergency officials huddled together in Jasper, Alta., Friday afternoon, staring at what was once a basement. It's among the first glimpses of the damage wrought by a massive wildfire that ripped through the historic townsite Wednesday night. The Jasper Wildfire Complex includes those fires and the Utopia wildfire, near Miette Hot Springs, that started July 19. (Jeffrey Heyden-Kaye/X)The figures from Jasper National Park on Friday show that 32 per cent of all structures in the townsite were destroyed. The remains of Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland's home of 67 years in Jasper, Alta.

Source: CBC News July 27, 2024 00:05 UTC