Fire crews in Queens and Annapolis counties in Nova Scotia were battling forest fires on Friday night.
Jim Rudderham, supervisor of fire management for the Department of Natural Resources, said firefighters, volunteer fire departments and aircraft from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick were working on the blazes.
One of the Annapolis County fires was located near Maitland Bridge and the other was in the Seven Mile Lake area.
Rudderham said Highway 8 and a power line in the area were closed, but the fire wasn't near any structures.
He said there was also a fire near Greenfield in Queens County, but as of 7:30 p.m. on Friday it was under control.
Rudderham said the entire mainland of Nova Scotia is under a strict fire ban, as the woods are tinder dry.
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