FOG BLOG ATLANTIC LOG: WILDFIRE NEAR YARMOUTH OUT OF CONTROL IS COVERING 3000 HECTARES!

Out-of-control wildfire in Yarmouth County now covers 3,100 hectares Two helicopters, a water bomber and 40 firefighters continue to battle fire

Two helicopters, a CL-415 water bomber from Newfoundland and Labrador and 40 crew members continue to fight an out-of-control fire in Nova Scotia's Yarmouth County that has grown significantly since it began earlier this week.

The fire near South Horseshoe Lake in eastern Yarmouth County measured roughly 3,100 hectares in size on Wednesday afternoon, according to a provincial official.

That's compared to about 1,000 hectares on Tuesday night, and an estimate of 25 hectares early Tuesday morning.

"The biggest challenge that crews and pilots are facing is the amount of smoke," Kara McCurdy, wildfire prevention officer for the Department of Natural Resources, said in an interview Wednesday with CBC Nova Scotia's News at Six.

"[Yesterday] we couldn't see enough to measure the edges of it. Today we've had less smoke and we got a better handle of the size of it."

McCurdy said the fire, which began Monday afternoon, is still considered out of control.