Residents near the wildfire advised to stay indoors as windy weather begins
A rapidly moving wildfire that officials say is the worst they have ever seen remains out of control in the Halifax area, burning about 200 homes and buildings as more than 16,000 people remain evacuated from the wooded suburban community of Tantallon.
“We know that today could be a challenging day,” said Halifax Fire Deputy Chief Dave Meldrum on Tuesday morning. “There will be a change in the weather.” The smoke engulfed the surrounding communities and across the city since Sunday. Some people have gone into respiratory distress and or are feeling the effects of the smoke. “Smoke is definitely a stressor,” Mr. Meldrum said. “It’s advisable to remain indoors.”
“This doesn’t mean that we don’t need adequate supplies of firefighting water in our communities,” he said in response to questions that have surfaced after the Halifax Examiner published areport that found city-wide shortcomings in the planning and development of water sources for firefighting in subdivisions.
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