Amid the deadly heatwave in the Pacific Northwest, over 1000 people in the small Canadian town of Lytton in British Columbia were prompted by the wildfire which has destroyed more than 90% of the town.

Lytton has seen three consecutive days of record high temperatures with the highest being almost at 50 degrees Celsius, before the wildfires.

The town witnessed 62 new fires within the last 24 hours which has burned down almost all of the town.

The town lies 260 kilometers (161 miles) northeast of the city of Vancouver.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that an Incident Response Group would go over the situation, and promised assistance. 

Defense Minister Harjit Sajjan said Canadian forces were "ready to support residents as we move forward in the next steps," in a tweet.

The fire broke out on Wednesday evening. Mayor Jan Polderman told local media that he saw white smoke on the southern edge of the town and within 15 to 20 minutes, flames had taken over the whole town.