Printable View
Just 1 or 2 days ago, Lytton BC recorded the highest temperature ever recorded in Canada , and perhaps all of the world !
49.5 degrees Celcious ... that's hot !!
Late Wednesday afternoon (yesterday), a fast moving fire ripped thru the community, destroying most of the town.
Everyone was evacuated to a close by town. The town's people evacuated in less then 10 minutes with no seconds to spare.
wow thats crazy and im here burning closer to 51 :(
but Canada I can imagine in very cold country thats like 200 C to me
'Most homes' in Lytton, B.C., destroyed by catastrophic fire, minister says :
More than 1,000 people fled village and surrounding area; RCMP working to find those unaccounted for.
Dozens of families forced to flee their homes as a catastrophic fire devastated a small village in B.C.'s Fraser Canyon are now working to find loved ones scattered in the evacuations, while emergency officials urgently try to account for everybody in the community.
More than 1,000 people living in and around Lytton, B.C., northeast of Vancouver, were forced to leave with little notice Wednesday. They raced out of town as smoke and flames virtually decimated the entire community in one of the most destructive fire emergencies in recent memory.
The province said Thursday the loss includes "most homes" and structures in the village, as well as the local ambulance station and RCMP detachment. The local member of parliament said 90 per cent of the village is gone.
...
'The town burnt down'
Lytton Mayor Jan Polderman signed the official evacuation order at 6 p.m. PT on Wednesday. He said the village was overcome by flames before officials had the chance to co-ordinate a place for people to go, so many just started driving.
"The town burnt down," Polderman said, his voice hoarse as he spoke from a family member's home in Maple Ridge, B.C.
"I noticed some white smoke at the south end of town and within 15 to 20 minutes, the whole town was engulfed in flame."
Video captured by residents rushing out of town showed numerous buildings on fire. Charred rubble was all that remained of the town's main street.
...
Officials suspect train caused fire
Hildebrand said officials have a suspicion as to how the fire started. "It's still not confirmed, but it appears a train may have sparked the blaze," he told CBC News.
B.C. Premier John Horgan said Thursday he'd heard the train theory "anecdotally" but cautioned the investigation is ongoing.
CN Rail did not report any issues to the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) related to a train incident in Lytton, the agency said Thursday.
"The TSB has not received any reports that the fires in Lytton, B.C. were started by a train," said spokesperson Chris Krepski.
Videos thru the Link :Code:https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-lytton-july-1-2021-1.6087311
Two years later and after two people dead and a whole town destroyed by fire (except the post office and the 'random' house), the police have made a statement on the progress of the investigation, two years later after two dead people and a whole town destroyed... (I think I said that part already) :)
The progress is as follows:
-There is none.
C/P
June 30, 2023
Mounties say their investigation into the devastating fire that destroyed most of the village of Lytton, B.C., two years ago remains “active and ongoing.”
Staff Sgt. Kris Clark of the B.C. RCMP says officers don't have a timeline for when their probe into possible criminality might be complete.