{"id":238574,"date":"2026-05-20T21:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/238574\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T21:37:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T21:37:41","slug":"crews-battle-out-of-control-wildfire-in-queens-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/238574\/","title":{"rendered":"Crews battle ‘out-of-control’ wildfire in Queens County"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Region of Queens is asking residents to stay away from the East Port L’Hebert to allow firefighters to do their work.<\/p>\n

Region of asks residents to stay away from East Port L’Hebert to allow firefighters to do their work\"\"Anjuli Patil<\/a> \u00b7 CBC News \u00b7 Posted: May 20, 2026 4:29 PM EDT | Last Updated: 21 minutes ago\"Text<\/p>\n

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\"AThe Region of Queens Municipality is asking residents to stay out of the area to allow firefighters to do their work. (mat277\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

Firefighters are on the scene of an out-of-control wildfire in the Queens County community of East Port L\u2019Hebert, N.S.<\/p>\n

Nova Scotia’s Department of Natural Resources told CBC News in an email just after 6 p.m. on Wednesday that the fire is estimated to be three hectares in size.<\/p>\n

The province’s four new 802 fixed wing air tankers<\/a>, bird dog and a DNR helicopter are on site along with DNR firefighters and three volunteer fire departments, the department said.<\/p>\n

The Region of Queens Municipality is asking residents to stay away from the area “to allow firefighters to do their work.”<\/p>\n

“If there is a change in the situation, we will post an update,” a Facebook post from the Region of Queens said.<\/p>\n

The fire comes as Nova Scotia experiences its first hot day of the year.<\/p>\n

Environment Canada issued a heat warning for Queens County that is expected to remain in place until the evening on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n

Temperatures were expected to reach 32 C on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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Anjuli Patil is a reporter with CBC Nova Scotia’s digital team.<\/p>\n

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