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As wildfires grew and traveled through the suburban area northwest of Halifax, some of the 16,000 evacuated residents say they received confusing advice about what to do.

Preliminary estimates suggest around 200 homes or structures have been damaged by a devastating wildfire burning near Halifax, which have forced thousands to evacuate.

HALIFAX — For the second time in the past seven years, Danny Osborne has fled his home because of a wildfire. In May 2016, he escaped the devastating fires in Fort McMurray, Alta.

An estimated 200 structures have been destroyed by the wildfire so far that's burning in the Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas of Halifax, including 150 homes.

For the second time in the past seven years, Danny Osborne has fled his home because of a ...

Fire officials said that with the return of dry, windy conditions, there could be a "reburn" in the evacuated subdivisions, which are spread out over 100 square kilometres.

A mandatory evacuation has been ordered for parts of Bedford, N.S., just outside Halifax, due to a wildfire and potential ammonia leak. 

For the second time in the past seven years, Danny Osborne has fled his home because of a wildfire.

A massive wildfire has caused thousands of people to be evacuated from their homes in Halifax, Nova Scotia with no break expected before rain on Friday.

HALIFAX - A rapidly spreading wildfire, fed by strong winds and tinder-dry woods, has damaged or destroyed dozens of homes and forced the evacuation o...