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Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources says a wildfire in Queens County that began Wednesday afternoon is now being held.
The department made the at 8:47 p.m. on its X account and said this would be “the last update” on the East Port L’Hebert, N.S., wildfire for the day.
The fire was deemed out of control earlier on Wednesday.
Natural Resources told CBC News in an email just after 6 p.m. that the fire was estimated to be three hectares in size.
The province’s four new 802 fixed wing air tankers, bird dog and a DNR helicopter were on site along with DNR firefighters and three volunteer fire departments, the department said.
The Region of Queens Municipality asked residents to stay away from the area “to allow firefighters to do their work.”
“If there is a change in the situation, we will post an update,” a Facebook post from the Region of Queens said.
Thomas Raddall Provincial Park, located in nearby Port Joli, announced on Wednesday evening that it’ll be closed until further notice because of the wildfire.
The fire came as Nova Scotia experienced its first hot day of the year.
Environment Canada issued a heat warning for Queens County that was expected to remain in place until the evening on Wednesday evening. The warning was lifted by Wednesday night.
Temperatures were expected to reach 32 C on Wednesday.
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