Oh The still uncontrolled fire in the northwest of the city has not progressed since a state of emergency was declared on Sunday evening, leaving nearby residents on alert, ready to leave their homes at any time.
“We really thought we were going to die,” Marian and Peter Gillespie, a couple trapped in the flames, told CBC public radio, with “ashes and sparks falling on the car” as they fled the blaze.
“It was surreal driving through burning vehicles and houses,” a volunteer firefighter told Radio-Canada.
The television channels broadcast images of columns of smoke and houses and vehicles reduced to ashes, but without reporting any injuries.
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston described a “stressed” province, while Halifax Mayor Mike Savage spoke of an “unprecedented” fire.
“We do not widen the perimeter [da zona de evacuação] since yesterday, which gives hope that the situation could stabilize”, he added during a press conference, stressing that “it remains dangerous”.
On Monday, wildfires were raging in eight of Canada’s 13 provinces and territories.
In recent years, western Canada has been repeatedly hit by extreme weather events, the intensity and frequency of which have increased with global warming.
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