Irishtown, N.B., wildfire contained, evacuation advisory lifted

The Irishtown wildfire has burned 45 hectares. (Source: Government of New Brunswick)

A wildfire that broke out near Moncton on Sunday is now contained, according to the New Brunswick government’s public fires dashboard.

The dashboard, which is provided by the Department of Natural Resources and tracks the progress of fire in the province, says the Irishtown fire, which is burning 45 hectares, is now considered contained.

The dashboard defines contained as a fire that is “within a bulldozed break or wet line, and ought to restrict growth with continued suppression activity.”

For the last three days, the fire, which hit a peak size of 54 hectares on Monday, was classified as out of control.

“Contained” is one notch above “under control” on the dashboard’s ranking.

The Miramichi-area wildfire, which has grown to more than 1,300 hectares, is still considered out of control as of Wednesday night.

The Irishtown, Tankville, Evangeline and Lakeville communities were under evacuation advisories. The advisory has now been lifted.

-With files from CTV News Atlantic’s Andrea Jerrett

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