Halifax fire officials are concerned the wildfire will retrace its original route and set fire to what hasn’t already burned
Fire officials in Nova Scotia say the uncontained wildfire in suburban Halifax has remained stable, but they warn the return of dry, windy conditions Tuesday could lead to a “reburn” in evacuated subdivisions.
“We are expecting a significant level of fire behaviour …. It’s going to be an increasingly dangerous situation for the firefighters who are on the ground.” With the weather forecast calling for southwesterly winds gusting at 30 kilometres per hour, the concern is that the eight-square-kilometre fire will retrace its original route and set fire to what hasn’t already burned, Steeves said.
“The fuels that haven’t been consumed the first time that the fire went over, now are ready to burn,” he said. “The possibility of reburn … could create a very dangerous environment.”
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