WATCH： Was Halifax-area wildfire started by homeless camp？
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Summary
The cause of the Susie's Lake Fire is still under investigation, but there are early indications that it may have been caused by human activity, but no one was in the area at the time of the fire, which makes it hard to hold anyone responsible.
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I understand that you're not able to say the cause of the Susie Lake fire under investigation.
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Are there early indications that this would be human cause?
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I know that that is largely what causes forest fires in this part of the country.
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Yeah, so the cause of the fire was related to human activity.
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There was nobody in the area when the crews arrived on scene.
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That makes it impossible to hold the person or people responsible to account.
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Can you say, like, the location of the start of the fire more precisely?
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It is an ongoing investigation, and there's no details.
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I'm sorry I don't have any additional details other than it was human activity.
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Was there a homeless encampment in this area where the fire, where crews responded to?
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i think again sorry but i think like the the investigation in time will look at you know the
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what the why the how all those types of things but um for right now the focus is just on
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containing the fire fighting the fires um and just kind of reiterating to nova scotians that
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it's a it's a risky situation and just obey the obey the laws that are in place right now but the
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actual cause and stuff that that investigation will take that'll take