Halifax deputy fire Chief David Meldrum said an estimated 14,000 people were told to flee their homes after the rapidly spreading fire broke out Sunday afternoon in Tantallon, a 30-minute drive northwest of downtown Halifax.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary Herald, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
“There were fires on both sides of the road, structures on fire. There were cars abandoned and burnt in the middle of the road,” he said in an interview outside the command post where firefighters were being assigned duties. Tetanish, a fire captain who has a full-time job as an electrician, said the wildfire is the worst he has seen during 32 years of firefighting. “My body is sore .⦠My joints are sore, my back is sore and I think the rest of my crew feels much the same,” he said.
With no rain in the forecast, Meldrum said it could take the rest of the week to subdue the flames. “We have a lot of work to do today, this week — for many days,” he said. “Residents must be prepared to remain out of their homes for several days at least.”
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