A Newfoundland woman and her family had to grab everything and go as the Nova Scotia wildfires started to bear down on her Tantallon neighbourhood yesterday.
Jeni Hiltz says she and a friend were enjoying the morning out on the deck when they became aware of a fire in the vicinity. She says the situation escalated quickly.
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She says they got the evacuation alert and grabbed enough to get them through a 24 to 48 hour period.
Hiltz, who is not certain whether her home has been affected by the growing fire, says the reality of the situation is starting to sink in.
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“You really, genuinely wonder, ‘are we going to get to go home? When are we going to go home?'” says Hiltz.
