‘Not out of the Woods’: Jasper Wildfire Still out of Control, Hotter Weather Expected

‘Not out of the Woods’: Jasper Wildfire Still out of Control, Hotter Weather Expected
A helicopter buckets water onto smouldering fires outside of Jasper on July 26, 2024. The Canadian Press/Amber Bracken
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A fire rampaging through Jasper National Park remained out of control on July 31, while officials worked to restore power and water in the park’s townsite and to hash out a plan for vacationers to retrieve their stranded camping trailers.

“The wildfire is still very active,” Mike Ellis, Alberta’s public safety minister, told an online news conference.