‘It’s Just Chaos.’ Halifax Man Learns Home Gone as Officials Warn of Wildfire Danger

A representative from the Canadian Red Cross works at an evacuation centre where food and shelter is being provided for those forced from their homes due to the wildfire burning in suburban Halifax on May 30, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

For the second time in the past seven years, Danny Osborne has fled his home because of a wildfire.

In May 2016, he escaped the devastating fires in Fort McMurray, Alta., which forced the evacuation of 90,000 people and destroyed 2,400 homes and businesses. And his Alberta home survived the disaster.