Officials with Jasper National Park say wildland firefighters have been pulled from the town due to air quality and other crews are currently trying to “save as many structures as possible” in the town.
The blaze roared into the south side of the mountain town Wednesday evening and the latest update from Parks Canada detailed that wildland firefighters and others without self-contained breathing apparatuses needed to evacuate to Hinton due to air quality.
“Structural firefighters remain in town and are working to save as many structures as possible and to protect critical infrastructure, including the wastewater treatment plant, communications facilities, the Trans Mountain Pipeline, and others,” the post read.
The post added that many additional structural protection resources are en route, and further updates and more information will be provided as soon as conditions allow for it.
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Earlier in the evening the park stated that firefighters were “combating multiple structural fires” within the townsite.