Nova Scotia's Department of Natural Resources confirmed on Wednesday that an out-of-control wildfire in Halifax was human caused.

During a news conference, manager of forest protection Scott Tingley said crews found an open fire when they arrived on scene on Tuesday afternoon, but whoever started the fire wasn't around.

"That makes it impossible to hold the person or people responsible to account. And yeah, that's frustrating to everyone," Tingley told reporters.

Tingley said a 911 call was placed at 2:24 p.m. on Tuesday to report the fire in the Susies Lake area near the north entrance to Bayers Lake Business Park, which is located about 10 kilometres west of downtown Halifax.

In the last 24 hours, Tingley said crews have responded to 17 wildfires in the province because of the dry

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