Thousands Forced to Evacuate as Wildfire Burns in North Halifax

More than 16,000 residents in Canada’s north Halifax were forced to evacuate their homes as out-of-control wildfires continued to burn across the region on Monday, May 29.

Video shared to Twitter by Samina Jhala shows a large wildfire smoke cloud towering over homes in Hammonds Plains, on Sunday, May 27.

On Monday, Halifax Fire and Emergency Management (HFEM) said more than 16,400 people had been evacuated from their homes. HFEM said the fire was yet to be controlled and that authorities anticipated “that several structures have been lost”. Credit: Samina Jhala via Storyful

Video transcript

- So there's a giant fire. And that. I mean, it's a sight but like, flames and ashes. Holy! It's all coming from Wolfville over there. I don't know what's going to happen next, but that's massive.

So there's a giant fire. And that. I mean, it's a sight but like, flames and ashes. Holy! It's all coming from Woflville over there. I don't know what's going to happen next, but that's massive.

So there's a giant fire. And that. I mean, it's a sight but like, flames and ashes. Holy! It's all coming from Wolfville over there. I don't know what's going to happen next, but that's massive.