Canadian wildfire with tropical storm force winds may have destroyed half of a popular town: "Burned to the ground"
"It [was] just a monster," one official said. "...There are no tools we have in our tool box to deal with it."
"It [was] just a monster," one official said. "...There are no tools we have in our tool box to deal with it."
The U.S. Forest Service is at “the highest level of wildfire response possible,” as western forests grapple with record-breaking dry timber conditions.
The blazes have prompted air quality warnings in several states and Canada’s Alberta Province.
Large blazes in the province have led to the evacuation of thousands of people.
Damage has been reported within Canada's Jasper National Park.
A pyrocumulus cloud was also reported in Canada, where evacuation orders were in effect near Alberta's popularJasper National Park.
Wildfires like the Durkee Fire can create their own storm systems with rain, thunder, lightning and even fire tornadoes and firestorms.