The historic fire that has been burning out of control for nearly a week near Barrington Lake in Nova Scotia's southwestern region grew yet again overnight Thursday.
Posted: Jun 02, 2023 8:56 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
"All the water that is in the air or in the ground, it's forced down to the roots of the trees that are in that final push to flush out that winter sap and get the leaves to grow, and that's the most volatile the woods is, at that point.""So, it's all linking in to make this unfortunate perfect firestorm," Rockwood said.
He said the area needs more air resources because conditions are sometimes not safe for crews to tackle the fire from the ground. As of 11 a.m. Friday, the RCMP's computers were updated and anyone slapped with the fine could be penalized up to $25,000.About 40 firefighters from the Department of Natural Resources were on the scene on Friday, as well as more than 40 from volunteer and municipal departments.
Residents of Barrington who have been evacuated, or anyone seeking information related to the fire, can call 902-637-7899. A mandatory evacuation order for civic addresses 1518 Lake Rd., through to Jordan Bay, and from 674 Sandy Point Rd., through Lower Sandy Point, Jordan Bay, and Jordan Ferry to the Jordan Branch Road. Jordan Branch Road remains open.
Fifteen patients have been transferred to South Shore Regional Hospital in Bridgewater and Fishermen's Memorial Hospital in Lunenburg. Others were transferred to hospitals both inside and outside the western zone or discharged. "It's very early in this process ... we'll do everything that we can to support not only Queens but surrounding areas as well," Thompson said.
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