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How the L.A. fires compare to Jasper, Fort McMurray, Alberta wildfires

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The Jasper wildfire was the biggest in the park’s history, and, was significantly larger than all of the Los Angeles fires combined.

The Fort McMurray wildfire scorched over 570,000 hectares , bigger than the entire Caribbean country of Trinidad and Tobago .

The L.A. fires are significantly more destructive to people and property as it rages through more populated areas.

As of Sunday , combined fires have forced more than 150,000 people out of affected areas.

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