Jasper faces ‘significant loss’ of buildings, infrastructure as wildfire engulfs Alberta town
Trans Mountain Pipeline, wastewater treatment plant among facilities under threat
Nicholas Frew, Thandiwe Konguavi ·Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland choked up Wednesday night, reflecting on how an evacuation order issued days ago may have saved thousands of lives, while an out-of-control wildfire burned his community.
A wildfire had threatened the Alberta mountainside townsite for days from the south, but finally reached it in the evening.
Ireland knew little more than the rest of the public Wednesday night about the damage toll, as flames consumed multiple buildings, including the Maligne Lodge and at least the grounds of the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge.
