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Temperatures in Nova Scotia are expected to climb above 30 degrees Thursday as crews enter the fifth day battling wildfires raging across the province.

A blaze broke out Sunday afternoon in the Tantallon area, about a 30-minute drive from downtown Halifax, and has since grown to about 837 hectares. The fire has destroyed about 200 buildings, including 150 homes, and forced the evacuation of more than 16,400 people.

The hot, dry weather is continuing to pose a challenge for those working to get the fire under control.

“We are up to 50 per cent containment at this point. So that is a little bit bright news,” said David Steeves, a technician for resources with the North Coast Department of Natural Resources and Renewables. “But that being said, we are far from being out of the woods. Just because we do have a level of percentage of containment does not mean that the decrease of the importance of safety in the situation has lowered.”

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