![]() ![]() Hot dry weather was forecast Thursday, with rain predicted for late Friday. Smoke from the wildfires blew down the Atlantic coast, prompting air quality alerts for the US state of New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia area.ĭavid Meldrum of the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, pointing to record-high temperatures forecast this week, warned of “a prolonged operation” to bring under control a large fire northwest of the port city that has displaced more than 16,000 residents. They have so far destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes and other structures, including a wooden bridge, but no injuries have been reported. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the wildfires “heartbreaking” and promised unlimited support.Īs of late Wednesday, 14 wildfires were burning in Nova Scotia, including three out of control. Houston said he has also asked for the military to help out. “Unprecedented resources are being used because these fires are unprecedented.”Īlready, additional kits have been shipped in from Ontario, and a dozen water bombers from neighbouring regions and the Coast Guard joined efforts to douse the flames and assist with evacuations. “We’re in a crisis in the province and we want and we need and we will take all the support we can get,” Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston told a news conference on Wednesday, asking for assistance. The formal request for help will allow the government to provide additional resources, he said. The wet weather is set to continue from Friday into Monday and Tuesday next week.Wildfires that have already forced thousands in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia to evacuate continued to burn on Thursday, causing poor air quality hundreds of kilometres away as smoke drifted south across the United States border.įederal help was coming, officials said, along with about 100 firefighters from the US, after local authorities appealed for outside assistance.Ĭanada’s federal government had already “provided airlifts, aerial surveillance, crew comfort trailers, and food at the emergency shelters”, Sean Fraser, a cabinet minister and parliament member from Nova Scotia, said on Twitter on Thursday. Burning more than 77 square miles in Shelburne County, the big blaze continues to withstand round after round of water bombers and air tankers dropping water and fire retardant from the cloudy skies.īut rain is forecast in that area and for the provincial capital, Halifax, where another wildfire has forced the evacuation of thousands. The massive Barrington Lake fire in Nova Scotia’s southwest is now considered the province’s largest wildfire on record. Giddy up to that,” Halifax Mayor Mike Savage tweeted. Rain on Friday and a rainy forecast for the weekend have fire officials hopeful they can get the largest wildfire ever recorded in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia under control. NJ wildfire updates Ocean County Parkway exits reopened after closure due to smoke, fog from wildfire Wildfire, smoke map Rain forecast in Nova Scotia promises relief after week of wildfires No residential structures are threatened at this time, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The closures were due to dense fog and heavy smoke, Ocean County Sheriff said in a Facebook post. As of Friday morning, the fire has reached 5,000 acres and is 50 percent contained. The 5,000-acre Allen Road Wildfire has been burning through Bass River State Forest since Wednesday. The Garden State Parkway has reopened between Exits 38 and 63 in both directions, after a four-hour closure due to smoke from a wildfire and dense fog, officials said. Fog and wildfire smoke cause problems in New Jersey In mid-May, smoke from wildfires in Alberta caused poor air quality and reduced visibility in several cities in much of Canada and portions of the northern U.S., NASA said. As of Friday, Canada has 165 wildfires burning out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, including dozens in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. In total, more than 3 million acres have burned in 1,981 fires in Canada so far this year. It's been a ferocious spring for wildfires in Canada. regions as far south as Virginia and Maryland. ![]() In addition, a wildfire in New Jersey caused travel problems in that state and added to the air quality issues in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.įires in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia have prompted air quality warnings Friday in U.S. on Friday, prompting air quality alerts across the Midwest, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Smoke from wildfires in Canada continued to drift into the U.S. TUESDAY COVERAGE: Red flag warnings issued in 5 states ![]() Watch Video: Smoke spills into the US as massive wildfires burn ![]()
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