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Both large wildfires in New Brunswick remained “out of control” as of Wednesday morning. But the Oldfield Road fire, about 15 kilometres north of Miramichi, and the 115 Pit fire near Moncton, also called the Irishtown fire, were listed as the same size they were on Tuesday, according to the province’s fire watch dashboard.
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· Posted: Aug 13, 2025 6:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 minute ago
Firefighters were still on scene fighting large wildfires in Irishtown, seen here, and the Miramichi area on Tuesday. (Government of New Brunswick)
Both large wildfires in New Brunswick remained “out of control” as of Wednesday morning.
But the Oldfield Road fire, about 15 kilometres north of Miramichi, and the 115 Pit fire near Moncton, also called the Irishtown fire, were listed as the same size they were on Tuesday, according to the province’s fire watch dashboard.
The Miramichi fire is listed as being 1,120 hectares, while the Irishtown fire is listed at 45 hectares — a roughly 10-hectare decrease from Monday.
The provincial summary report said it was updated early Wednesday morning, but the status of the fires say they were last updated on Tuesday.
Crown land still closed, burn ban in effect
New Brunswick and other regions in Canada have seen hot and dry conditions over the last several days.
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