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The fire, one of the 2021 British Columbia wildfires throughout the province, was facilitated by the 2021 Western North America heat wave. At the time of the fire, Lytton had a population of about 250 with another 1,500 to 2,000 First Nations residents living nearby on reserves affected as well. [6]
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.
Fire name Hectares burned Fire Centre Date discovered Comments Link Bloedel fire 75,000 Sayward July 5 1938 0 deaths, the fire burned for 30 days on the north of Vancouver Island directly outside the village of Sayward. The effort to extinguish the fire was the largest in British Columbia's history up to that point.
Grim news emerged in Canada's western-most province of British Columbia on Wednesday just one day after one locale in the region set a new all-time record high for the nation at a scorching 121 F.
Lytton experiences an inland hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa), using the -3 °C isotherm, or a dry-summer continental climate (Dsa), using the 0 °C isotherm. During summer heat waves, Lytton is often the hottest spot in Canada, despite its location north of 50°N in latitude. Because of the dry summer air and a relatively low elevation ...
On July 28, BC Wildfire Services reported 372 fires, classifying 177 as out of control. [45] In early August, more out of control fires forced the evacuation of about 100 properties in the Southern Interior , including areas north of the village Lytton , which was destroyed in a 2021 wildfire .
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