Historic Rocky Mountains ski resort is devastated by 330ft-high 'monster' wildfire with 50% of town burnt to the ground and inferno reaching luxury hotel loved by the Queen Jasper, in the Canadian province of Alberta, has been rocked by the inferno By Zac Campbell Published: 05:59 EDT, 26 July 2024 | Updated: 05:59 EDT, 26 July 2024 e-mail View comments A historic ski resort in the Rocky Mountains has been devastated by a 'monster' 330ft-high wildfire, which has seen 50% of the nearest town burnt to the ground. The popular tourist destination of Jasper, in the Canadian province of Alberta, has been rocked by the inferno - which has even reached a luxury hotel that was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth II . While the town has just 5,000 permanent residents, 25,000 people fled the scene overnight with flames higher than treetops, devastating up to half of its structures, officials said on Thursday.
There were no immediate reports of injuries, following a mass evacuation of the picturesque resort and a neighboring national park earlier in the week, but Jasper Mayor Richard Ireland said in a letter on the town's website that the wildfire 'ravaged our beloved community.' 'The destruction and loss that many you are facing and feeling is beyond description and comprehension, my deepest sympathies go out to each of you,' he said. A historic ski resort in the Rocky Mountains has been devastated by a 'monster' 330ft-high wildfire, which has seen 50% of the nearest town burnt to the ground.