THE GLADES, NB — A forest fire believed to have been caused by cooking accident has spread across 500 hectares of forest, destroying two homes and causing others to evacuate near Petitcodiac.
“It just started out innocently I was heading out to work and I saw smoke behind me and I thought I must come home and check it out just you know I had a funny feeling about something,” said Karen MacLeod, a resident who watched as smoke billowed from her back yard.
“I came into my yard and I don’t know why I just had an uneasy feeling and someone pulled in behind me and the my said there’s a fire down my road and its heading my way and to get ready to evacuate.”
Water bombers and seven fire departments have been on scene fighting the out of control blaze since Tuesday afternoon. By late afternoon, the fire had done its damage.
“Our homes havent been harmed but a friend of ours lost his trailer up the road. And another house up the road is gone too I guess,” said Mike McFarland.
Department of Natural Resources took a helicopter up to assess the damage. Some residents have been evacuated, mainly on the Middlesex Road.
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