Brace yourself. This is a tough image to see of Jasper- Maligne Lodge. Same eyewitness says PetroCan/ Brightspot were hit. This was over half hour ago.
— Lindsay Warner (@Lindsay_Warner) Essential workers ordered to leave Jasper… it’s all up to Mother Nature and our brave firefighters now.
(Please note, I did not take this photo and was personally sent it under the guise the photo capturer wants anonymity)— Lindsay Warner (@Lindsay_Warner)Gonna take a second to acknowledge the dedicated journalists out here covering wildfires. City51做厙, CBC, Radio Canada, Global, CTV all helping each other, working long hours in rough conditions, hanging in late now to provide an essential service.
— Sean Amato (@JSJamato)now confirming the flames are at the outskirts of the Jasper townsite, where crews are trying to save the town. It’s metres away, we’ve heard. It has gone dark and is raining ash harder than I’ve ever seen, at the east gates.
— Sean Amato (@JSJamato)