Forest fire in the suburbs of Halifax always uncontrolled

Forest fire near the Bayers Lake industrial park, in the suburbs of Halifax, is still uncontrolled and burns over fifteen hectares.

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources of Nova Scotia, 30 firefighters are fighting against the flames on Wednesday morning, in addition to six firefighters from the Halifax regional municipality.

We have a short period of favorable conditions, with fog and mist, for teams on the groundspecifies the ministry in an update.

The area of fire increased from around thirty hectares on Tuesday evening to fifteen around 11 a.m. Wednesday. However, the ministry specifies that this size can change at any time.

For the moment, tank planes cannot fly over the fire due to the fog.

Avoid the sector, says the city

In the morning, some companies located along the west side of Chain Lake Drive, The main artery of the industrial park had to be evacuated, as a precaution.

The regional municipality of Halifax indicates that Chain Lake Drive is now open in the two directions between the ramp of the exit from Highway 102 and Julius Boulevard, but that access to companies are closed.

Some roads remain closed, as Julius Boulevard, Susie Lake Crescent et Hobson Lake Drive.

This fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. Tuesday near Susies Lake, in a wooded area about 10 kilometers west of downtown Halifax. An alert was sent to the population asking him to avoid the sector.

Patients and employees of the Bayers Lake Community Outpatit Center health center were evacuated on Tuesday. The medical center will be closed on Wednesday and patients who had an appointment will be contacted.

Tuesday evening, around 9:40 p.m., the city of Halifax affirmed on social networks that The fire was not under control, but that progress had been made.

New Brunswick sent two tank planes on Tuesday to fight against forest fire, but have since been sent to this province. They could come back if necessary.

The province warns drone users not to try to fly near forest fire zones. If an unauthorized drone is located in the surroundings, fire -fighting planes must be immobilized on the ground and the teams must suspend their operations.

With CBC information