Montreal: On Tuesday, firefighters were working to fend off threats from out-of-control fires in remote communities in the province's northern and northwest while the largest town in northern Quebec was being evacuated.

More than 150 forest fires, including more than 110 that were deemed out of control, were burning in the province on Tuesday, according to the province's forest fire prevention agency.

The severe Canadian wildfires are engulfing parts of Eastern Canada and the Northeastern United States in a haze, making the sky yellowish grey and the air bitter, and they have prompted advisories for vulnerable populations to stay indoors.

As far away as New York City and New England, the effects of hundreds of wildfires burning in Quebec could be felt, obliterating skylines and irritating throats.

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Authorities ordered an evacuation for Chibougamau, Quebec, a town of about 7,500 people in a remote area of the province, late on Tuesday. Authorities announced the evacuation and promised to provide more information on Wednesday.

Premier François Legault of Quebec told reporters in Sept-Îles, "We're following all of this from hour to hour, obviously. There are still several areas in Quebec where the situation is concerning if we look at it overall.

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Legault stated that the communities of Normétal and Lebel-sur-Quévillon are in danger in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region of northwest Quebec.

The fire is about 10 kilometres outside of town, but it has advanced more slowly than anticipated, according to the mayor of Lebel-sur-Quévillon, where about 2,100 people were evicted from their homes over the weekend.

According to Mayor Guy Lafrenière, "the fire started in an area where there were no trees, which considerably slowed it down."

Other communities in the north that are in danger include Chibougamau and the Cree village of Chisasibi on James Bay's eastern shore. Legault reported that firefighters have also been sent to Hydro-Québec's Micoua substation, which is close to Baie-Comeau.

Legault claimed on Monday that there was nothing the government could do but let the hamlet of Clova burn, which infuriated the locals. Legault claimed on Tuesday that all he had done was reiterate what fire safety officials had said to him, namely that water bombers couldn't be sent to put out the fire around the small community, which is located about 325 kilometres northwest of Montreal. He claimed that was still the case on Tuesday, but he added that no houses had burned.

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The situation in the area had already improved by Monday afternoon, according to Dominic Vincent, owner of the Auberge Restaurant Clova, thanks to cooler temperatures and a change in wind direction. Smoke was still present, but it was much less intense, he said.

Maté Blanchette Vézina, the minister of Quebec's natural resources, told reporters in Quebec City that while the number of evacuees in the province has decreased from 10,000 at the beginning of the week to just over 8,300, the Abitibi region continues to be of concern.

The inability to predict rain in the near future makes fighting fires more challenging, according to Blanchette Vézina.