Halifax Fire

• Fire at unfinished building in Halifax brought under control

  Halifax firefighters spent Tuesday morning working to knock down a fire at a building under construction on the corner of Robie and St. Albans streets.

  Fire

  Apr 23
  
• Tent encampment fire under bridge sends huge plumes of smoke over harbour

  A fire at a tent encampment under the Macdonald Bridge sent huge plumes of smoke over the harbour Tuesday morning. No injuries were reported.

  Fire

  Nov 21, 2023
  
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• Halifax police investigate fatal Dartmouth fire

  Fire crews were called to a structure fire on Portland Street just after 4 a.m. Thursday. 

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  Nov 2, 2023
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• ‘We’re not going home:’ Family flees ‘apocalyptic’ wildfire, aims to build back safer

  The McGee house and about 150 others burned to the ground during a devastating wildfire that ripped through a string of Halifax-area subdivisions nearly a month ago.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2023
• Meet a N.S. family and their priceless treasures found in the wildfire rubble

  A vintage Campbell's soup bowl in one family's home not only survived the Halifax-area wildfire, it was salvaged last year from a cottage destroyed by Hurricane Fiona.

  Fire

  Jun 21, 2023
• N.S. woman fined nearly $29,000 for outdoor fire as massive Shelburne wildfire burns

  A woman in central Nova Scotia has been fined for violating a province-wide burn ban after officers responded to reports of an open fire on a private property on Friday afternoon.

  Fire

  Jun 10, 2023
• More evacuation orders lifted, most residents in Halifax area to return after wildfire

  An emergency alert was sent out in Nova Scotia on Friday to notify more residents that it was safe to return home, after wildfires forced at least 16,000 people to evacuate.

  Fire

  Jun 9, 2023
• Meet 2 Halifax firefighter heroes. Even PM Trudeau came calling

  Two Halifax firefighters are being honoured for driving through "a wall of fire" to rescue an elderly man during the wildfire evacuations.

  Canada

  Jun 8, 2023
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• More evacuation orders to be lifted for Halifax area residents affected by wildfires

  Halifax Mayor Mike Savage said more evacuation orders will be lifted on Friday for residents in subdivisions that sustained the most damage during the wildfire.

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  Jun 8, 2023
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• Rebuilding homes after Nova Scotia wildfires could take up to three years

  A construction industry leader said in an interview on Wednesday that it may take up to three years to rebuild the homes lost in the fires, due to an existing provincial backlog.

  Fire

  Jun 7, 2023