As more people build houses on the fringes of wooded areas, the approach to firefighting is getting more complex and the out-of-control wildfire near Halifax is one stark example, experts say.
Officials in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province Nova Scotia said a wildfire that forced thousands of residents from their homes over the past week is now largely contained because of rain.
The news was also good across the province, where Premier Tim Houston said the total number of active wildfires declined from 10 in the morning to five by mid-afternoon.