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A crew of about 50 firefighters made their way into northern Alberta on Tuesday afternoon, part of a group of international firefighting support for Alberta's growing wildfire demands.

“A fire crew is currently actioning this fire,” states Parks Canada in a social media post.

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From Lacombe to Calgary, a tornado watch has been issued as severe storms are expected in Central Alberta this afternoon

A perfect storm of a lightning outbreak Monday night that is believed to have ignited the fires, exceptional heat and dryness, and high winds led to what wildfire officials are calling “aggressive, blow-up fire behaviour.”

The Cold Lake Airshow, hosted by 4 Wing Cold Lake and CFB Cold Lake, brought around 21,000 spectators.

The wildfire threatening Jasper from the south has now burned about 6,750 hectares, while the fire to the north is about 270 hectares in size.

Charges have now been laid by Cold Lake RCMP, following a break and enter in April where about $80,000 worth of computers, tablets, mobile devices and other electronics were reportedly stolen.

"I am utterly heartbroken at the incident that occurred on July 18 and the tragic loss of a 17-year-old teen within our community," said St. Albert Mayor Cathy Heron.

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