Homes evacuated as crews battle wildfire in Shelburne County
CBC
A wildfire is burning out of control in Shelburne County, the Department of Natural Resources says.
According to a tweet from DNR shortly after 7 p.m., the fire near Little Harbour is estimated at 10 hectares and there are no reports of damage to structures.
Thirteen department staff and 43 volunteer firefighters are on the scene, along with two helicopters.
The tweet said staff would work until dark and would return on Monday morning.
Shelburne resident Roddy Conrad, who was fishing in the area, says he noticed smoke at 1:30 p.m.
Conrad said the smoke got worse and then got "really bad."
He said the fire appears to have started near Little Harbour Lake.
"A few residents did say that they smelled smoke in the area last night," Conrad said.
An RCMP spokesperson said about seven or eight homes in the area have been evacuated.
The spokesperson said that traffic is being controlled and no one is being allowed into the area.
A burn ban is in place Sunday until 7 p.m. for Kings, Hants, Halifax, Colchester, Cumberland, Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough counties.
