Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the whole town is on fire'

Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by bch on Thursday July 01, 2021 @12:58AM (#27696379)

This is fire county, so we’re perhaps more prepared than Nepal is for Tsunamis, but still Lytton apparently has 1 fire truck, there are fires all over the province so we’re not all just focusing on Lytton, and this swept the town in ~15 minutes. Sprinklers aren’t going to cut it. These are massive fires.

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Re:Village of Lytton, B.C., evacuated as mayor says 'the who... by swader999 on Thursday July 01, 2021 @02:49AM (#27696907)

You should see what we do in Alberta when a town is under threat. Forestry sprinklers all over, town goes into fire smart mode, all brush cleared and so on. We learned a lot when slave lake and Fort mac burned.

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