Alberta firefighter dies battling blaze in western Canada's Jasper

A small pile of burnt cars in Jasper, Alberta, Canada, on Friday July 26, 2024. AMBER BRACKEN/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

TORONTO (Reuters) - A 24-year-old firefighter was killed by a falling tree while battling a forest blaze in northeast Jasper in the western Canadian province of Alberta on Saturday, the police said in a statement.

The deceased was a resident of Calgary and based out of the Rocky Mountain House Fire Base, the police said.