Global News published this video item, entitled “Nova Scotia wildfires: Fire officials provide update on fight against 2 massive fires | LIVE” – below is their description.
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency District Chief David Meldrum and DNRR forest resources technician David Steeves are expected to provide an update on wildfires in Nova Scotia on Tuesday morning.
Fire crews are at work trying to contain two massive wildfires burning out of control, destroying homes and displacing thousands of people.
“We’re definitely a province that is on edge right now,” Premier Tim Houston said during a media availability Monday afternoon.
“It’s a serious situation. The fires around the province are leaving a mark on our province.”
A 788-hectare wildfire in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains area, about a 30-minute drive from downtown Halifax, broke out Sunday afternoon. Mandatory evacuation orders are in place in a number of neighbourhoods, impacting more than 16,400 residents.
In the southwestern part of the province, another fire in Shelburne County was last measured at around 6,270 hectares and more than 400 homes have been evacuated. That number is expected to grow as the fire continues to spread.
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