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Evacuations ordered as wildfire roars near Newfoundland’s largest city
Evacuation orders affect about 20,000 people as multiple wildfires spread due to dry conditions and heat, prompting a state of emergency in several communities, officials said.
- Officials in Newfoundland and Labrador told residents north of Moncton to prepare for evacuation on Aug. 12, 2025, due to wildfires.
- The blaze ignited near Paddy's Pond, with Agriculture Canada reporting dry conditions affecting much of Atlantic Canada and Environment Canada extending heat warnings.
- A wildfire near Kingston, Newfoundland and Labrador, grew to about two square kilometres by Monday evening, with an additional fire near Spaniard's Bay forcing evacuations, officials said.
- Officials expanded the evacuation alert and declared a local state of emergency for Conception Bay South, Paradise, Galway, and Southlands Tuesday evening.
- In Nova Scotia, water bomber crews share firefighting duties, and four additional helicopters, including two Blackhawk helicopters from Utah, are en route, officials said.
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Thousands preparing to flee as fire roars near Newfoundland's capital
Officials have asked thousands of people in and around Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest city to be ready to flee a roaring wildfire at a moment’s notice. Sharlene Johnson, who lives in Conception Bay South near St. John’s, says the situation is terrifying.
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Evacuations ordered as wildfire roars near Newfoundland's largest city
ST. JOHN'S — Residents near Newfoundland and Labrador's largest city were ordered to flee a wildfire Tuesday, as thousands of other people across the province faced the prospect of leaving or losing their homes to flames.
Evacuations Ordered as Wildfire Roars Near Newfoundland’s Largest City
Officials have asked residents near the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador to evacuate as a wildfire burns nearby. The provincial government says people living in parts of the Paradise suburb must leave immediately. Paradise is part of the St. John’s metropolitan area, and home to about 23,000 people. Officials have also declared a state of emergency in Paradise and the neighbouring town of Conception Bay South, as well as the St. John’s neigh…
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