HALIFAX — Firefighters are battling a fire that's broken out in woodlands on the western edge of Halifax.
The Halifax fire department says crews are on the scene near the Susies Lake area, not far from the Bayers Lake business park.
Local authorities say a Nova Scotia Health outpatient clinic in the area is being evacuated.
They have also ordered the evacuation of a commercial building on Dugger McNeil Drive, as a large billow of smoke could be seen coming from a nearby forest.
The Department of Natural Resources says it has a firefighting helicopter on scene, adding that four small, air tanker planes from New Brunswick are en route.
The department says the size of the fire is not yet known.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 12, 2025.
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