Roughly 20,000 people under wildfire evacuation alert in Newfoundland and Labrador
National Post19 hours ago
Thousands of people in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital and elsewhere in the province are under evacuation alerts as wildfires continue to threaten communities.
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About 5,400 residents in two areas of St. John's were told on Tuesday to be ready to leave their homes at a moment's notice.
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They joined roughly 15,000 others in parts of the nearby communities of Paradise and Conception Bay South who were placed under evacuation alerts a day earlier.
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The wildfire threatening the towns was about 250 metres from the Trans-Canada Highway on Tuesday night.
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About 5,400 residents in two areas of St. John's were told on Tuesday to be ready to leave their homes at a moment's notice.
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They joined roughly 15,000 others in parts of the nearby communities of Paradise and Conception Bay South who were placed under evacuation alerts a day earlier.
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The wildfire threatening the towns was about 250 metres from the Trans-Canada Highway on Tuesday night.
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