More homes are being evacuated as a wildfire burns out of control near Lake George in Kings County.
An alert issued at 10:14 a.m. AT says the new evacuations are for Aylesford Road from Fox Mountain Campground to 3847 Aylesford Rd., all addresses on Spruce Drive, Birch Lane and Blue Lane, and all addresses between 5 North River Rd. to 1493 North River Rd.
The alert says residents are asked to leave immediately and register at the reception centre at the Louis Millett Centre in New Minas.
The fire, which broke out Sunday, was estimated to be 150 hectares on Tuesday. The Department of Natural Resources said 275 addresses have already been evacuated, some of which are cottages.
Jim Rudderham, the department’s director of fleet and forest protection, told reporters the cause of the fire has not been determined, but it’s presumed human activity is responsible since there has been no lightning in the area.
“It’s frustrating for us and for everybody when this happens,” Rudderham said.
A crew of 23 DNR and 20 local firefighters were helping fight the fire on Tuesday. Six planes — four from the Northwest Territories and two from Quebec — were dropping water. They were being assisted by two contracted helicopters and one from DNR. Six pieces of heavy equipment were on scene building fire breaks.
The fire was moving from the northern end of Lake George eastward toward the northern end of Aylesford Lake.
It broke out just one day after the Long Lake wildfire in Annapolis County, which began Aug. 13 and destroyed 20 homes, was finally deemed under control.
