![]() The massive Barrington Lake fire in Nova Scotia’s southwest is now considered the province’s largest wildfire on record. Giddy up to that,” Halifax Mayor Mike Savage tweeted. Rain on Friday and a rainy forecast for the weekend have fire officials hopeful they can get the largest wildfire ever recorded in Canada’s Atlantic Coast province of Nova Scotia under control. NJ wildfire updates Ocean County Parkway exits reopened after closure due to smoke, fog from wildfire Wildfire, smoke map Rain forecast in Nova Scotia promises relief after week of wildfires No residential structures are threatened at this time, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The closures were due to dense fog and heavy smoke, Ocean County Sheriff said in a Facebook post. ![]() As of Friday morning, the fire has reached 5,000 acres and is 50 percent contained. The 5,000-acre Allen Road Wildfire has been burning through Bass River State Forest since Wednesday. The Garden State Parkway has reopened between Exits 38 and 63 in both directions, after a four-hour closure due to smoke from a wildfire and dense fog, officials said. ![]() ![]() Fog and wildfire smoke cause problems in New Jersey In mid-May, smoke from wildfires in Alberta caused poor air quality and reduced visibility in several cities in much of Canada and portions of the northern U.S., NASA said. As of Friday, Canada has 165 wildfires burning out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, including dozens in Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. In total, more than 3 million acres have burned in 1,981 fires in Canada so far this year. It's been a ferocious spring for wildfires in Canada. regions as far south as Virginia and Maryland. In addition, a wildfire in New Jersey caused travel problems in that state and added to the air quality issues in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.įires in the eastern Canadian province of Nova Scotia have prompted air quality warnings Friday in U.S. on Friday, prompting air quality alerts across the Midwest, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Smoke from wildfires in Canada continued to drift into the U.S. TUESDAY COVERAGE: Red flag warnings issued in 5 states ![]() Watch Video: Smoke spills into the US as massive wildfires burn ![]()
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