Newfoundland Wildfire Forces Emergency Evacuations and Community Action
Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 10:21 pm
A fast-moving forest fire in Newfoundland has forced local officials to declare a state of emergency while ordering mandatory evacuations as homes fall prey to the flames. Emergency crews are battling the blaze under high pressure—proving that sometimes even nature insists on a dramatic exit strategy.
More people are fleeing their homes this morning as wildfires rage in Newfoundland along the western shore of Conception Bay, about about 45 kilometres northeast of St. John's.
ST. JOHN’S — More people are fleeing their homes this morning as wildfires rage in Newfoundland along the western shore of Conception Bay, about 45 kilometres northeast of St. John’s. Local resident Gerry Rogers says about a dozen homes have been destroyed since the fire broke out yesterday…
ST. JOHN'S - More people are fleeing their homes this morning as wildfires rage in Newfoundland along the western shore of Conception Bay, about about 45 kilometres northeast of St. John's.
Une communauté de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador a déclaré l’état d’urgence et ordonné l’évacuation de certains résidants en raison d’un incendie de forêt qui a déjà détruit quelques maisons.
Main route between two communities IN Newfoundland is closed and impassable, and people are being urged to avoid the area
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