New Brunswick residents who were forced to leave their homes in the south of the province this week because of a raging wildfire are being told it's safe to return.

The provincial forest fire report says 60 firefighters continue to work on the fire today.

Firefighters were continuing to provide ground support and putting out hot spots of a wildfire in southeastern New Brunswick in the Moncton-area up until dusk on Saturday, according to the Town of Riverview.