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Ontario Water Bombers Dispatched to Help Fight Wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador
Firefighters from Quebec and New Brunswick assist Newfoundland crews battling seven wildfires that have forced hundreds to evacuate and destroyed multiple homes, officials said.
- On Sunday, a wildfire in Kingston, Newfoundland, grew overnight, impacting structures and with a provincial spokesperson warning of challenging conditions ahead.
- Hot and windy conditions challenge firefighting crews, with John Hogan warning these weather challenges impact efforts Saturday.
- In Newfoundland, the fire reached about 49 square kilometres and is expected to move toward Ochre Pit Cove by Sunday evening, while the Martin Lake and Great Rattling Brook fires are about 2.55 square kilometres, with the Holyrood fire held at 0.22 square kilometres.
- Three fires in Conception Bay North, Newfoundland, forced hundreds of residents to evacuate, and late Friday, nine homes were destroyed in Small Point-Adam’s Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove.
- Reinforcements include the Canadian Armed Forces doubling firefighters from 40 to 80 and deploying two Quebec waterbombers, one Bird Dog aircraft, and three New Brunswick air-tractors.
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The Peterborough Examiner
Ontario water bombers dispatched to help fight wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan says two water bombers from Ontario are expected to help with his province’s battle against a string of stubborn wildfires.
Ontario water bombers dispatched to help fight wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador – 105.9 The Region
ST. JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador Premier John Hogan says two water bombers from Ontario are expected to help with his province’s battle against a string of stubborn wildfires. As of Monday, there were four wildfires burning out of control in the province – two in eastern Newfoundland and two in Labrador. The fire that started a week ago near Kingston, N.L., on the northwestern shore of Conception Bay, is by far the largest, having grown to…
SAINT-JEAN — Firefighters continue to face windy conditions as they fight forest fires in Newfoundland and Labrador. Three fires in the province have forced hundreds of people to evacuate their communities and destroyed an unspecified number of buildings. Two of them are in the Avalon Peninsula, in the Bay North Conception area, and in the south, near Holyrood, while a third fire in central Newfoundland and Labrador, south of Bishops Falls, was …
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