A wildfire almost broke out in N.S. during the heat wave. Quick actions prevented it – Halifax [Video]

A group of firefighters in Lunenburg County, N.S., are breathing a deep sigh of relief after “quick actions” prevented a dangerous situation from worsening amid a grueling heat wave this week.

Melanie Langille, volunteer fire chief with the Walden Fire Department, said she was working on Tuesday when a young man arrived on her steps and urged her to call 911 — as he couldn’t access cellphone service in the small community.

“He said, ‘There’s a woods fire,’” she said, adding that the man was working on building a road at the time and was attempting to move a rock with his excavator when a spark ignited.

“He quickly grabbed a fire extinguisher and ran back to put the fire out. At the same time, he was trying to call 911 but (there was) no cell service.”

Langille said the man travelled about two kilometres, in his truck, out of …