Out-of-control wildfires burn on, with slight relief from heat expected Thursday
Heat warning remains in place for majority of province until end of Wednesday
Both large wildfires in New Brunswick remained out of control as of Wednesday morning, according to the province's fire watch dashboard.
The Oldfield Road fire, about 15 kilometres north of Miramichi, grew overnight from 1,120 hectares to 1,358 hectares.
The 115 Pit fire near Moncton, also called the Irishtown fire, was listed as the same size it was on Tuesday, covering 45 hectares — a roughly 10-hectare decrease from Monday.
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New Brunswick and other regions in Canada have endured hot and dry conditions over the last several days. A multi-day Environment Canada heat warning is expected to end after Wednesday.
Due to the extreme wildfire risk, all regions in New Brunswick are still closed for burning and Crown land is closed for outdoor activities. That means no fishing, camping or hiking, and no vehicles in the woods.
Trail systems are also closed, and camping is only allowed in campgrounds. A ban on all forestry operations, such as harvesting, forwarding, skidding, scarification and chipping, remains in place.
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Another wildfire near the Bathurst Mines was considered out of control on Monday, but on Tuesday was contained. A "contained" fire is curbed by barriers but is still actively burning on some or all edges and could jump or spread.
As of Wednesday morning, the province downgraded the status of that fire to "being patrolled," meaning the fire is fully contained with barriers and there's little to no fire activity.
There are 13 fires listed as "being patrolled" on the province's reporting summary.
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Heat warning to end Wednesday
All of New Brunswick — besides an area of the Bay of Fundy coast — is still under a heat warning from Environment Canada for the remainder of Wednesday.
Temperatures are expected to reach 33 C to 37 C with a humidex of 38 to 43.
Environment Canada's warning says some moderation is expected by Thursday because of a weak cold front passing through New Brunswick.
Tuesday's hottest spot in New Brunswick was Miramichi at 38.6 C. Kouchibouguac was close behind at 38 C.
Including Miramichi, which had a previously-held record of 37.8 C in 1944, 11 places in New Brunswick set temperature records on Tuesday, according to Environment Canada.
St. Stephen smashed its temperature record Tuesday with 37.2 C. The previous record was 31.1 C in 1974.
Doaktown also saw a significant jump and hit 37.4 C on Tuesday, breaking the 1974 record of 32.2 C.
Charlo reached 36 C, also surpassing the 2002 record of 31.7 C.
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This article, was originally published for CBC News
Thumbnail image courtesy: Government of New Brunswick via CBC