Halifax Wildfire: Officials Worry High Winds Will Cause ‘Reburn’ in Subdivisions

Halifax Wildfire: Officials Worry High Winds Will Cause ‘Reburn’ in Subdivisions
Patrick MacLennan with the Department of Natural Resources carries a cat rescued from the evacuated zone of the wildfire burning in Tantallon, N.S. outside of Halifax on May 29, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese
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Fire officials in Nova Scotia say the uncontained wildfire in suburban Halifax has remained stable, but they warn the return of dry, windy conditions Tuesday could lead to a “reburn” in evacuated subdivisions.

“We are expecting a bit of a weather shift,” David Steeves, a forest resources technician with Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources, told reporters at a command post in Upper Tantallon, N.S.