Fire in Seven Mile Lake remains unchanged, but crews making “good progress”

By Andrew Pinsent, Meghan Groff, Mark Hodgins

HALIFAX – The forest fire at Seven Mile Lake in Annapolis County remains 45 per cent contained at a size of around 395 hectares as of Saturday morning.

The Department of Natural Resources said the fire received 10 mm of rain Friday, which helped, but more is needed.

Trunk 8 will remain closed Saturday because of active water bombing in the area. All air support will be focused on the Seven Mile Lake fire, but the DNR said assets will be redirected if necessary.

The two other largest fires in the province, at Ten Mile Lake in Queens County and Maitland Bridge in Annapolis County both remain 100 per cent contained at 8 and 21 hectares in size respectively.

The blaze at Ten Mile Lake gave crews trouble on Friday because two areas breached the fire line but were still contained with the help of air support.

A fire at Perch Lake in Pictou County is still about 10 hectares in size and has been 100 per cent contained, while the wild at Round Hill in Annapolis County has been declared officially out.

Much of western Nova Scotia remains under air quality advisories, including Queens, Shelbourne, Yarmouth, Digby and Annapolis counties.

The Department of Natural Resources warns that if residents are sensitive to the humidity or air quality to say inside in a cool place, or visit an air conditioned space like a library or a public mall.

Doors and windows should be closed to avoid letting in polluted air, according to the DNR, who also reccomend if residents have an air conditioner at home they should set it to “re-circulate” and keep it running.

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