Wildfires have burned more than 2.7 million hectares in Canada so far this year, eight times more than the last three decades’ average, officials said Thursday, as more than 200 blazes remained active. | AFP
And the arrival of an extreme heat wave and strong gusts of winds in the east risks leading to “extreme fire behavior,” according to firefighters.
But another fire near Lake Barrington continues to pose a challenge for fire crews after burning more than 20,000 hectares. It is the largest fire ever recorded in the province.More than 2,000 area residents in the path of the fast-moving blaze were forced to flee at a moments notice earlier this week.
Smoke from the fires has covered much of the province and blew down the Atlantic coast, prompting air quality alerts for the US state of New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania, including the Philadelphia area.
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