Evacuations underway as wildfire burns in Bayers Lake area of Halifax
Evacuations are underway and people are being asked to avoid the Bayers Lake area of Halifax as crews respond to a wildfire.
Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Chief Dave Meldrum says the fire, which started Tuesday afternoon, is burning in the woods behind a building on Julius Boulevard and Dugger McNeil Drive.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is also on scene.
The size of the fire isn't known at this time.
The province has confirmed at least one commercial building on Dugger McNeil Drive is being evacuated.
Halifax Regional Police says officers are assisting Halifax Fire with the response and evacuations and street closures are underway. Police are asking people to avoid the Bayers Lake area until further notice.
'Lessening the traffic congestion will help crews respond to the fire and allow those evacuating to leave safely,' said police in a news release.
The Nova Scotia government says a DNR helicopter and four 802 planes from New Brunswick are en route.
Bayers Lake is a busy industrial park and shopping destination located roughly 10 kilometres west of downtown Halifax.
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