Canadian fire officials have warned that gusty winds and low humidity could fuel a raging wildfire in Halifax that has forced thousands to evacuate while causing poor air quality hundreds of miles away in the U.S.
David Steeves of the Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources said The blaze, dubbed the Tantallon Fire, in the eastern Canadian city of Halifax.
The Halifax wildfire was expected to cause poor air quality hundreds of miles to the south in parts of the U.S. East Coast and Midwest as smoke drifts across the regions.
