Video courtesy of Communications Nova Scotia.įirefighters have reported seeing flames nearly 100 metres tall. " weather is not going to be a friend of the firefighters," Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton told the CBC's Information Morning Nova Scotia on Thursday.ĭuration 1:24 A burning bridge, raging flames and huge plumes of smoke can be seen in this video taken from the air over Barrington Lake, Shelburne County on Thursday. The forest fire is the largest one in Nova Scotia's recorded history, and has destroyed at least 50 homes and cottages.Ĭrews worked in blazing hot conditions, with temperatures reaching 32 C. The biggest fire started in Barrington Lake in Shelburne County on Saturday and, as of Thursday, covered an estimated 20,000 hectares, up from Wednesday's estimate of 17,185 hectares.
Thursday, about 3,200 homes had been evacuated, displacing 6,700 people - roughly half of Shelburne County's population. It said people should be wearing masks if they're outside.
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The province also recommended people keep windows and doors closed and turn off air conditioning units. It recommended people with health issues or those experiencing difficulties consider leaving until the air quality improves.
The province said weather conditions could cause air quality issues to persist for the next day. In a post to social media on Thursday night, the province said smoke from the fires has caused dangerous air quality issues in the area, "but could be expected in Shelburne County." as two out-of-control wildfires in Shelburne County in Nova Scotia's southwestern region continue to grow. It's our low-bandwidth, text-only website.Īn air quality alert has been issued for Lockeport, N.S. I think they saw it coming, I think, in a way," Lopez said.ĬAL FIRE says they expect to have the fire fully contained by July 3.If the power or data on your device is low, get your wildfire updates on CBC Lite. So it's like, at the same time not too surprised, but everyone was ready. Every couple of years, they respond to a fire in the area, meaning most residents were already on alert. Though this fire is larger than most we’ve seen recently, Orozco says the area is no stranger to fire history. "In this area, it is the biggest fire we've seen in a while," said Adan Orozco, CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo Public Information Officer. Lopez says he is impressed by how quickly CAL FIRE responded to the incident, working to contain such a large fire. "A lot of smoke, a lot of this, I guess disaster you could say," he said.
Lopez was checking water pumps in the area at the time the fire broke out. "I saw fat clouds, you know, it was just all kinds of traffic, a lot of people were out here, everybody was busy, everybody was working, everybody was worried about the fire," said Roberto Lopez, Farm Supply worker. "I was coming back from Santa Barbara area and I saw a lot of really black smoke up in the air, so I knew there was a pretty good-sized fire out on 166 or beyond," said Kathy Stanley, Arroyo Grande Shell Gas Station Manager. Residents living and working in the area were alarmed when they saw smoke on Tuesday afternoon. The fire quickly moved across the street and completely burned the adjacent hillside. That spark then flew onto the side of Huasna Road, starting the fire. on Wednesday, the fire had reportedly grown to 350 acres and was 45 percent contained.ĬAL FIRE says the Camino Fire began when a vehicle's worn-out catalytic converter sparked. The fire caused significant damage to areas off Huasna Road east of Arroyo Grande.īy 7 p.m.
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Officials expect full containment by Sunday, July 3.ĬAL FIRE continued containment efforts at the Camino Fire for the second day in a row on Wednesday. In total, 320 personnel are assigned to the fire, including 4 air tankers from throughout the state.
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UPDATE (9 p.m.): The Camino Fire has grown to 375 acres and is 45% contained.ĬAL FIRE SLO says that firefighters will continue to work on strengthening containment line overnight, and over the next few days crews will continue mop-up efforts and patrol for potential hot spots.
UPDATE (8 a.m.) - CAL FIRE says the Camino Fire is now 65 percent contained and has burned 375 acres.
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