Those evacuation orders apply to an area of approximately 75 square kilometres, within about a 30-minute drive of Halifax.
Thousands of Nova Scotia residents woke Monday morning with no clear idea as to whether their homes had been destroyed by a wildfire raging out of control some 20 kilometres northwest of Halifax.
Those evacuation orders applied to an area of approximately 75 square kilometres, within about a 30-minute drive of Halifax. He said 100 firefighters and 30 vehicles had been deployed overnight to fight the fire, along with a number of water bombers — including some flown in from Newfoundland — and helicopters from the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resource and Renewables.
“This time of year is important,” said Meldrum. “This is a spring fire. Firefighters always hope to get through spring. We come out of winter and the ground cover is dry, it’s brown, the vegetation hasn’t taken on much hydration. Meldrum said there was no timeline for residents to return to their homes. Once fire crews do get the blaze contained, he said, there will still be days of mop-up work, stamping down any smoldering portions of the fire that might reignite the forest.
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