Approximately 200 homes or structures have been damaged by the wildfire that began burning Sunday in the Upper Tantallon, N.S., area, according to preliminary estimates.
A wildfire in northwest Halifax has destroyed more than 150 homes and about 50 other structures, the municipality’s executive director of public safety said Tuesday at a news conference.
A local state of emergency has been declared for the communities affected by a forest fire which continues to rage near Halifax, forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.