Heartbreaking before and after pictures show the extent of the devastation in Lytton, British Columbia, a Canadian town nearly wiped off the map following a fire.
The fire last Wednesday razed 90 per cent of the small town's buildings just days after it recorded the country's hottest temperature ever - 121 degrees Fahrenheit.
Roughly 1,000 people living in and around Lytton fled from their homes as flames fuelled by soaring temperatures ripped through the area, engulfing the town in a matter of minutes and killing at least two people.
A before and after photo of the town's Main Street shared on social media showed how the buildings that lined the thoroughfare have completely disappeared.
Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire, which is not believed to have been linked to a wildfire burning in the area at Lytton Creek.
Around 200 wildfires are raging across British Columbia, due to the extreme heat caused by a 'heat dome' responsible for unprecedented weather in Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the US settled over British Columbia.
Dramatic pictures show the extent of the devastation in Lytton, British Columbia, a Canadian town nearly wiped off the map following a fire
The fire last Wednesday razed 90 per cent of the small town's buildings just days after it recorded the country's hottest temperature ever - 121 degrees Fahrenheit
A before and after photo of the town's Main Street shared on social media showed how the buildings that lined the thoroughfare have completely disappeared
Social media users have suggested a train may to to blame, after reporting seeing sparks flying from its brakes as it passed through the town on Wednesday before the fire broke out. Pictured: The damaged rail bridge
Smoke rises outside of Lytton on June 30. Authorities said infrastructure in the town has been completely destroyed by the fire
According to village officials, 'almost all' of the homes in the centre of town have been destroyed by the fire
Social media users have suggested a train may to to blame, after reporting seeing sparks flying from its brakes as it passed through the town on Wednesday before the fire broke out. One clip appears to show a smoking train moving through the area.
Scott Hildebrand, Thompson-Nicola Regional District chief administrative officer, said the train being the fire's origin was 'certainly not our view'.
'That information is unconfirmed and we are investigating,' The Independent reported Hildebrand as saying.
'I do know for a fact though, that the fire in Lytton had nothing to do with the
