Evacuation orders have expanded in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley, as firefighters try to contain a late-season wildfire that’s already forced the evacuation of more than 200 homes and buildings.
The fire — near Lake George in Kings County — has been fuelled by dry and windy conditions, and remains out-of-control as of Wednesday morning.
A Wednesday morning alert from the province ordered the mandatory evacuation of Aylesford Road from (and including) Fox Mountain Campground to 3847 Aylesford Rd., all residences on Spruce Drive, Birch Lane, and Blue Lane, as well as all residences between 5 North River Rd. and 1493 North River Rd.
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The order is in addition to areas previously evacuated.
Residents are asked to to take pets, important documents, medications, food and emergency supplies.
An emergency reception centre has been set up at the Louis Millett Centre in New Minas, where residents are asked to register.
Officials declared the fire out of control on Monday, and ordered the evacuation of nearby campgrounds and homes. By Tuesday, other nearby residents were asked to be prepared to evacuate.
In a media availability Tuesday, officials said the blaze was likely human-caused, and that a fire so late in the wildfire season is rare.
“Tomorrow is October and in most of my experience in this province the rain starts in September and we are pretty much done (the fire season), so this is a new one for me,” said Jim Rudderham, director of fleet and forest protection with the Department of Natural Resources
Later Tuesday, the province said that 43 firefighters were battling the flames assisted by two water bombers from Quebec, three helicopters and six pieces of heavy equipment to build fire breaks.
More to come.
— with files from The Canadian Press
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