This satellite image provided by European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 data shows a wildfire burning 40 km northeast of Pink Mountain in British Columbia.After shattering Canadian heat records for three consecutive days, the village of Lytton in British Columbia has been almost entirely destroyed by fire.
Lytton Mayor Jan Polderman issued an evacuation order at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, saying a fire within the village was threatening the safety of residents and structures. Residents fled with little to no notice, scattering to neighbouring communities including Lillooet, Boston Bar and Kamloops. Lytton is home to roughly 1,200 people.
“Some people were sent to one muster station and very soon that station had to evacuate to another station,” he said. “There was a great deal of confusion. When you’re dealing with elders who are not upwardly mobile, it slows the process.”While all elders from Lytton First Nation are accounted for, he said that two elders from the village of Lytton remain missing.
“We could see houses behind the hotel on fire and we could hear ‘bang, bang, bang’ from propane tanks exploding,” he said. “It was scary. The whole town was smoke. I could barely see a metre in front of me.” “You combine natural winds with a village which for three days in a row broke the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada – talk about the perfect storm for a fire,” he said.
This is not a wildfire caused fire. LOOK at the picture, real hard. Burned hole in a blanket of GREEN all around it. DEW weapons and/or arson. HEADS UP. Investigate.
How is it not illegal to build a house that isn't fireproof?
God bless all who are affected.🙏🏼
Horrific.
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