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A heat dome gripped the province of British Columbia, and much of Western North America, from June 25–30, 2021, increasing the risk of wildfires. [10]On June 30, the town of Lytton was evacuated due to a fire that destroyed most buildings and grew to over 300 square miles (780 km 2) [11] [12] and sent people fleeing for their lives.
largest fire in Alberta since the 1950 Chinchaga fire. Starting North of Gogama, Timmins 9 was the largest fire the area had seen in nearly a 100 years since the 1911 Great Porcupine Fire. Said to have been the largest wildfires in 30 years in the Northwest Territories [ 24] Note: Damage is the cost of fire fighting.
On July 6, 2017, a two-hectare wildfire began west of 100 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada marking the beginning of the record-breaking 2017 wildfire season in British Columbia. [3] On July 7, 56 new fires started throughout British Columbia (BC) leading to several evacuation alerts, orders and the declaration of a provincial state of ...
The fierce wildfire which swept through the Canadian town of Jasper in recent days melted cars to the road and turned homes to ash. The first images of the devastation at the famous tourist town ...
Fire. On the morning of 25 November 2023, a short-circuited generator caused a fire on the fourth floor of the RJ shopping mall in Karachi, which at the time held more than 60 people. [ 2][ 1] The fire quickly spread, forcing the entire building to be evacuated and causing extensive property damage.
Gander, Newfoundland. As of 2024, it is the deadliest aviation accident to occur on Canadian soil. [ 13] 253. 1689. Lachine massacre. Massacre. Lachine, New France. 1,500 Mohawk people warriors attack Lachine and kill 250 people. 3 Mohawk warriors were killed in the process.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.
10 August – a fire on the Noteć Forest burned 6,000 ha (15,000 acres) of forest. 26 August – Kuźnia Raciborska fire: on a fire in and around Kuźnia Raciborska destroyed 90.62 km 2 (34.99 sq mi) of forest and killed two firefighters. [13] 2020: A fire in the Biebrza National Park burned 6,000 ha of forest.