Nova Scotia officials say a wildfire that broke out Sunday night has reverted back to out-of-control, and an evacuation of nearby campgrounds and homes is underway.

Firefighters had said they were having success in controlling a small wildfire in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley at Lake George earlier on Monday, but the province’s Natural Resources department posted on social media later in the day that dry, windy conditions meant the fire was back to being out of control.

It said in an evening update that the fire was estimated to be roughly 300 hectares in size, and that the blaze was moving from the northern end of Lake George eastward toward the northern end of Aylesford Lake.

Kings County said on social media that an evacuation order has been issued between Kingswood Camp and Fox Mou

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