Volatile conditions are preventing officials from determining how many homes have been lost or damaged in the out-of-control wildfire burning in Annapolis County, N.S.

Premier Tim Houston confirmed Monday that some homes had been destroyed or damaged after a harrowing weekend in which the Long Lake fire more than doubled in size, forcing an expanded evacuation order now affecting more than 1,000 people.

In an update Tuesday, Nova Scotia's director of regional operations for the Department of Emergency Management told reporters conditions remain too dangerous for crews to get in and evaluate the damage in some areas.

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"That north side of the fire, it's still really hot and smoky and a lot of dangerous trees and stuff because … th

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