“It’s basically a pile of ashes and debris,” said Ron Czobitko, leaning against his car in the west side of Jasper, Alta., which he described as a “war zone.”
More than three weeks ago, a wildfire tore through the town, destroying about 30 per cent of the town’s structures. Most of the buildings lost were homes and businesses.
Czobitko returned with his wife from a trip to B.C. to find their house had been reduced to rubble.
“There were things I recognize. But most of it, I don’t know what it is.”
About 1,500 people have stopped by the Red Cross tent to pick up cleaning supplies. Officials say ATCO gas has reconnected more than 600 homes.
Czobitko is surveying his property with an insurance broker, and he’ll rely on the help of professionals to sift through the rubble in search of anything salvageable.
“It’s kind of hard to believe. …