In photos: Devastating wildfire burns down part of Jasper, Alberta
The mayor of Alberta’s beloved mountain town of Jasper said wildfires that laid siege to the community Wednesday evening have caused destruction and loss that is “beyond description and comprehension.”
Firefighters on a break watch helicopters bucket smouldering wildfires in the forest outside of Jasper, Alta., on Friday.AMBER BRACKEN/The Canadian Press
A helicopter buckets water onto smouldering fires outside of Jasper, Alta., on Friday.AMBER BRACKEN/The Canadian Press
A devastated residential block in Jasper, Alta., is shown during a tour on Friday.AMBER BRACKEN/The Canadian Press
Melted chairs are shown outside of the burned Maligne Lodge on Friday.AMBER BRACKEN/The Canadian Press
Picture taken by Woodlands County officials in Jasper.Woodlands County
An RCMP officer speaks with a motorist at the Highway 16 blockade to Jasper just outside of Hinton, Alberta on July 26, 2024.Gavin John/The Globe and Mail
Picture taken by Woodlands County officials in Jasper, posted to social media Thursday.Woodlands County
A before and after photo of the Jasper Anglican Church (St. Mary & St. George) after a wildfire raged though Jasper, Alberta.Woodlands County
Smoke obscures the horizon west of Hinton, Alberta on Highway 16 to Jasper National Park.Gavin John/The Globe and Mail
Vehicles are stopped at a blockade west of Hinton, Alberta on Highway 16 to Jasper National Park.Gavin John/The Globe and Mail
Checkpoint on Highway 16 to Jasper National Park.Gavin John/The Globe and Mail
Trees are obscured with wildfire smoke on Highway 16 west of Hinton, Alberta.Gavin John/The Globe and Mail
Vehicles are stopped at a blockade west of Hinton, Alberta.Gavin John/The Globe and Mail
A fire crew vehicle is turned around at a blockade on Highway 16 west of Hinton, Alberta.Gavin John/The Globe and Mail
A wildfire burns in an empty street in Jasper, Alberta.HO/Supplied