As of Tuesday morning, an out-of-control wildfire north of Miramichi covers an estimated 1,120 hectares, or more than 11 square kilometres.
2nd fire near Moncton still considered out of control, but decreases in size overnight
Victoria Walton · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 12, 2025 10:35 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
A plume of smoke billows over the Miramichi area, coming from the Oldfield Road fire, in this photo from Aug. 11. (Government of New Brunswick)
Two fires burning in New Brunswick remain out of control as of Tuesday morning, according to the provincial fire dashboard, with one of the blazes more than doubling in size overnight.
The Oldfield Road fire, about 15 kilometres north of Miramichi, has grown from 450 hectares on Monday to an estimated 1,120 hectares, the equivalent of 11.2 square kilometres, on Tuesday.
The Irishtown fire near Moncton, also called the 115 Pit fire, has decreased in size, from its last reported 54 hectares to an estimated 45 hectares as of Tuesday morning.
Andrew Nobles, who’s visiting his parents in nearby Shediac Cape, says he’s had an opportunity to see water bombers refilling in the bay.
“It was a pretty busy day on the water, so a bit of a hectic scene,” Nobles told CBC, adding the planes flew right over his parents’ house on their way to battle the Irishtown blaze.
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