A couple who moved to the West Dalhousie, N.S., area this year and are about to welcome their first child are among the people who've lost their homes to the out-of-control Long Lake wildfire.

While the total number of homes destroyed by the fire in Annapolis County is not yet known, owners of confirmed losses are being contacted by the municipality.

Meghan Yelland and Michael Zeaman, who had just set up a nursery in their home, received the devastating news after a stressful weekend as winds from Hurricane Erin fuelled the fire.

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"I was just a mess. We had been tracking the storm. On Saturday [the fire] was five kilometres from the house and then when the hurricane tail came up, it just blew it directly to our property," Yellan

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