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Evacuation advisory lifted for Lavillette residents as nearby fire contained
Lavillette residents can now unpack their bags after the province ended an evacuation advisory Sunday morning.
Residents in the northeastern New Brunswick community, located about 20 kilometres northwest of Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, had been on alert since Friday that they could be asked to leave on short notice.
An 8.5-hectare fire located south of the community continues to burn. It is considered contained "within a bulldozed break or wet line," according to the province, but it is still possible for the fire to escape.
As of 11:15 a.m. on Sunday, the Department of Natural Resources reported 34 active fires burning across the province. Seven of these are classified to be out of control.
The Oldfield Road fire, near Miramichi, remains the largest fire at 1,402 hectares.
A fire in Northumberland County, called the Chief's fire, has more than doubled in size over the last 24 hours. It is now 128 hectares.
Another 100-hectare fire called the Beaver Lake Stream fire, also in Northumberland County, continues to burn out of control.
A 120-hectare fire in Gloucester County falls under the same classification.
Environment Canada has only issued an air quality statement for Miramichi and area due to wildfire smoke, but EMO is investigating reports of smoke as they get them.
The Oromocto Fire Department said in a Facebook post on Saturday that it and other fire departments in the region, including Harvey and Upper Kingsclear, are receiving a high number of smoke-related calls.
EMO requests members of the public not to fly drones above or around the fire zones.
The weather could help with firefighting efforts today. There are some showers and thundershowers in the forecast.
Showers will start early in the northwest and move eastward during the afternoon, according to Environment Canada.
The day's high will be between 24 and 28 C. Rain is expected to end late Sunday night with a low of 8 C.
