Monday 5 July 2021

2 confirmed dead in Lytton as wildfires continue to burn across B.C.

2 confirmed dead in Lytton as wildfires continue to burn across B.C.

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed two people died as a result of a rapid-spreading wildfire that destroyed most of the village of Lytton, B.C., earlier this week. Firefighters are working to contain more than 170 active wildfires across the province.

Survivors of Lytton, B.C. wildfire grapple with a new reality: most of their town is gone

Residents who managed to escape the Lytton, B.C. wildfire are now struggling to come to terms with the fact that their homes and town are gone.

Investigation underway into cause of deadly wildfire in Lytton, BC

Firefighters in British Columbia are making some progress against a catastrophic wildfire that wiped-out the village of Lytton, killing two people during a record heat wave.

Dry, hot and windy conditions are allowing that blaze, as well as more than 170 raging across the province, to thrive.

Investigators can’t confirm reports that a CN rail sparked the blaze while passing Lytton during a historic heatwave, until crews get the flames under control. Paul Haysom reports.

Son says he couldn’t save parents from Lytton, B.C., fire

An emotionally distraught man describes trying to save his parents from the fire in Lytton, B.C., after flames swept through their property and killed them.

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