Canadian village that hit 121-degree temperatures is now on fire: ‘It’s dire’
An evacuation order was issued for the small Canadian village of Lytton, which sits between mountains just northeast of Vancouver.
Wednesday, it set the record for the hottest place in Canada, hitting an all-time record for U.S.’s neighbor to the north. As of Wednesday evening, however, things got even worse. A wildfire has turned deadly as it begins to ravage the town.
As some online pointed out, this is what happened with the Paradise fire that moved so quickly that some weren’t able to get out in time.
According to Canadian Broadcast News network reporter Meera Bains, Mayor Jan Polderman has issued an evacuation order.
“It’s dire – the whole town is on fire…It’s bad, I’ve never seen anything like this,” the mayor said.
Lytton Mayor Jan Polderman says there was just fire everywhere. He ordered the town which has been BC’s hotspot for… https://t.co/aiv20y6WML
— Meera Bains ਮੀਰਾ (@Meerakati)
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I’ve watched a lot of wildfire-associated pyroconvective events during the satellite era, and I think this might be… https://t.co/3rNt8jtsjV
— Daniel Swain (@Weather_West)
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Smoke from #Lytton growing fast as seen from Fountain Valley. @Kamscan https://t.co/fahwRdsnj4
— Maude Lussier (@lussier_maude)
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My heart goes out to everyone forced out. Sounds like the home and business losses could be large. https://t.co/n5nJaaxtfZ
— Doug Herbert (@DHerbertCBC)
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A fire is sweeping through #Lytton, and mayor Jan Polderman has ordered the entire town evacuated.
The fire is a ne… https://t.co/5dm2CSmLu9
— BC Wildfire Weekly – Now Covering #COVID19 (@BCWildfireWkly)
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🔴Urgent evacuations underway as a wildfire burns into the city of #Lytton in British Columbia, Canada.
https://t.co/g2UY3wQ92l
— Gabriel Hébert-Røuillier (@Gab_H_R)
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First came the record breaking heat and now the forest fires. Dangerous situation across interior BC tonight. https://t.co/TDFTSeZ9hG
— Anthony Farnell (@AnthonyFarnell)
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smoke plume from Fire near kamloops. Taken looking west over Shuswap. June 30,2021 8:15pm @jwhittalTWN #bcfire https://t.co/wL71PGgJ3U
— Lynn Chidwick (@lynnchidwick)
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#BREAKING: The whole town of Lytton, British Columbia is “on fire”. All residents are ordered to evacuate immediate… https://t.co/fralfiNXwa
— X News Alerts (@XNewsAlerts)
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