Canadian fire officials warned on Wednesday gusty winds and low humidity could fuel a raging wildfire in Halifax that has forced thousands to evacuate while causing poor air quality hundreds of miles away in the U.S.
The blaze, dubbed the Tantallon Fire, in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax, grew by 49 hectares to 837 hectares since Tuesday, David Steeves of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources said in a news conference.
Forest fires also led to evacuations of about 400 homes in the province of New Brunswick over the weekend, officials"The stories and the images we're seeing coming out of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are heartbreaking," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa, pledging federal support for the Atlantic provinces.
On Tuesday, Canadian emergency officials also issued a mandatory evacuation order for parts of Bedford, Nova Scotia, after authorities noted a new wildfire and the potential for an ammonia leak in the area, CBC NewsA light fog of smoke blanketed the area on Wednesday where families packed vehicles, causing gridlock in normally quiet residential neighbourhoods in West Bedford.
Air quality alerts were in effect for eastern and western parts of Michigan, northern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York where a high concentration of pollutants were in the forecast, the National Weather Service said.
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