Wildfire in Nova Scotia’s Shelburne County is 60% contained
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Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Recourses and Renewables (DNRR) says a wildfire in Shelburne County is 60 per cent contained.
Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Recourses and Renewables (DNRR) says a wildfire in Shelburne County is 60 per cent contained.
The province says the wildfire is being held at 56.5 hectares.
As of 4:40 p.m., 30 DNRR staff, 17 firefighters and one helicopter were on site.
The province says firefighters deployed sprinkler kits Monday to protect structures in the area.
Ray Rogers and his wife were out walking their dogs Sunday when the fire started.
“You’re standing in your own yard, looking around at the familiar objects that surround you and you’re going this could all be gone and it’s just about impossible to take in,” said Rogers in an interview with CTV News.
“You touch things and look around and you see great orange tongue licking the sky coming towards you.”
