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We have watched in astonishment and then horror as temperatures continued to creep upwards. On June 27, Lytton’s temperature of 46.6 had already surpassed the previous Canadian record of 45 degrees Celsius, recorded in 1937. On June 28, It reached 47.9 and on June 29, 49.6.
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Dozens of other cities in B.C. also broke previous heat records. The cities of Kamloops, Kelowna and Osoyoos all surpassed the 45-degree record. Every material has a combustion point. For the community of Lytton, this was reached on June 30, when ferocious and implacable fires engulfed the town, causing massive and heartbreaking destruction.
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