Posted on Jul 4, 2021
Watch: Car drives through inferno engulfing Canadian town after record heatwave
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Residents from a small town in Canada were forced to evacuate after a fast-moving wildfire engulfed the area on Wednesday.
Footage shows a car driving through the inferno in Lytton, British Columbia, passing by houses and store buildings on fire.
Earlier this week, the village recorded Canada’s highest-ever temperature of 49.6C and soon after, it was engulfed by fire.
Mayor Jan Polderman suggested it took just minutes for the flames to spread across the town.
“It’s dire. It took a whole 15 minutes from the first sign of smoke to, all of a sudden, there being fire everywhere,” he said.
Footage shows a car driving through the inferno in Lytton, British Columbia, passing by houses and store buildings on fire.
Earlier this week, the village recorded Canada’s highest-ever temperature of 49.6C and soon after, it was engulfed by fire.
Mayor Jan Polderman suggested it took just minutes for the flames to spread across the town.
“It’s dire. It took a whole 15 minutes from the first sign of smoke to, all of a sudden, there being fire everywhere,” he said.
Watch: Car drives through inferno engulfing Canadian town after record heatwave
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We had 97 F much of last week. 80F yesterday. 74 Degrees today in Edmonton.
The heat wave is off for the moment.
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The heat wave is off for the moment.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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"Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the whole town is on fire'
Several out-of-control wildfires burning in other parts of province after heat wave
Bethany Lindsay, Courtney Dickson · CBC News · Posted: Jun 30, 2021 9:02 AM PT | Last Updated: July 1
Residents flee Lytton, B.C., as wildfire rips through town3 days ago
The hottest place in the country, Lytton, B.C., became an inferno on Wednesday as fire tore through the town and drove all the residents out.
A small B.C. village that endured the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Canada for days on end this week was engulfed in flames Wednesday night and residents were forced to flee, many without their belongings.
Mayor Jan Polderman says he told everyone to leave Lytton, as a fire rapidly spread into the community of about 250 people. He signed the official evacuation order at 6 p.m. PT."....
British Columbia
"Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the whole town is on fire'
Several out-of-control wildfires burning in other parts of province after heat wave
Bethany Lindsay, Courtney Dickson · CBC News · Posted: Jun 30, 2021 9:02 AM PT | Last Updated: July 1
Residents flee Lytton, B.C., as wildfire rips through town3 days ago
The hottest place in the country, Lytton, B.C., became an inferno on Wednesday as fire tore through the town and drove all the residents out.
A small B.C. village that endured the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Canada for days on end this week was engulfed in flames Wednesday night and residents were forced to flee, many without their belongings.
Mayor Jan Polderman says he told everyone to leave Lytton, as a fire rapidly spread into the community of about 250 people. He signed the official evacuation order at 6 p.m. PT."....
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