A forest fire in the Avalon Peninsula forces new evacuations

Residents of several communities in the north of the Avalon Peninsula. In addition, in Newfoundland and Labrador, received an evacuation order on Monday, while a forest fire in the region saw its area multiplied by six in the last hours.

Around 2 p.m., the fire burned on an area of around 150 hectares, according to the authorities. Moreover, Tank planes, helicopters and ground teams were fighting fire, with the support of volunteer firefighters around.

The flames were then about a kilometer from the municipality of Small Point-Adam’s Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove. Meanwhile, A reception center for the victims has been set up at the Persalvic school. Similarly, in Victoriaabout twenty kilometers south of the evacuated area.

Around midnight on Monday. Nevertheless, the provincial government had issued an evacuation alert, asking communities in northern design bay – of Kingston has Adam’s Cove et Broad Cove – to stand ready to evacuate if the order was given.

According to the dashboard of the forest fires (new window) From Newfoundland and Labrador, the northern fire of the Avalon peninsula broke out on Sunday. It was Monday of the only blaze that was not mastered in the province.

The Royal Canada Gendarmerie asked motorists to circulate on road 70 only in the event of necessity. in order to allow emergency services to do their work.

Affairs possible in the evening – Forest fire avalon peninsula forces

According to the meteorologist Robert Grovedry time. southwest winds with gusts were expected on Monday in the region affected by the fire, which was not not ideal to fight against flames. But the winds should forest fire avalon peninsula forces fade. change direction this evening, which, hopefully, will be of a little helphe said to CBC.

The recent forest fires in the province have experienced the inhabitants of the northern design bay in recent months. A fire in May ravaged the community ofAdam’s Coveforcing residents to evacuate and destroy 12 houses and 45 other structures.

Georgia Sladewho works at. the general store of Small Pointsaid that she had read the evacuation alert around 1 a.m. but that she was already awake because her father, a firefighter, helped fight the flames.

Everyone is a bit on the nervesshe told CBC.

The merchant added that several residents had been full of gas to her store to be ready to go. Everyone panic a little. but at the same time, we say [que] If we panic, it will only get things forest fire avalon peninsula forces done. Everyone does what they can.

With information fromElizabeth Whittenof CBC