Wildfire destroys British Columbia town

Smoke rises above the small western Canadian town of Lytton after wildfires forced its residents to evacuate, in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada.

Smoke rises above the small western Canadian town of Lytton after wildfires forced its residents to evacuate, in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada.

Kasey Johnny awaits news of family members after a wildfire that raged through the town of Lytton forced residents to evacuate, in nearby Boothroyd, British Columbia, Canada.

The charred remnants of homes and buildings, destroyed by a wildfire on June 30, are left behind in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada.

A wildfire burns outside of the town of Lytton, where a wildfire raged through and forced everyone to evacuate, in British Columbia, Canada.

Kasey Johnny awaits news of family members after a wildfire that raged through the town of Lytton forced residents to evacuate, in nearby Boothroyd, British Columbia, Canada.

The charred remnants of homes and buildings, destroyed by a wildfire on June 30, are left behind in Lytton, British Columbia, Canad.

Smoke rises outside of Lytton, where a wildfire destroyed the town on June 30, in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada.

Byron Spinks of the Lytton First Nation shows a photo of the wildfire that he shot prior to being evacuated as the fire which raged through the town of Lytton forced residents to evacuate, in nearby Boston Bar, British Columbia, Canada.

The sign for the town of Lytton, where a wildfire raged through and forced residents to evacuate, is seen in Lytton, British Columbia, Canada.