Alberta wildfires: Flames engulfing Jasper town up to 100m high, officials say

Providing an update Thursday on the wildfire burning near and in Jasper, Alta., Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services Mike Ellis spoke about the flames engulfing the town. “Wind gust(s) moved that fire five kilometers in, probably less than 30 minutes with a wall of fire that was about 100m high. I think people need to picture what those wildfire folks were experiencing at that time. Any firefighter will tell you there’s little to nothing you can do when you have a wall of flames coming in like that. Kudos to those folks that were the heroes that stood their ground in order to fight that fire.”

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