Halifax crews respond to two-hectare brush fire near St. Margaret’s Bay Road

Halifax crews responded to a two-hectare brush fire near St. Margaret’s Bay Road Tuesday afternoon.

Dennis Pitts, district fire chief with Halifax Fire and Emergency, said the fire was in a wooded area between St. Margaret’s Bay Road, Highway 102 and Highway 103. It is believed to have started around 2:40 p.m.

Twenty Halifax firefighters were on scene, along with the Department of Natural Resources.

Crews eventually determined the fire was not endangering any structures and they left before 6 p.m.

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