#Latest news with #WhitbourneCBC16-05-2025ClimateCBCFire crews responding to out of control wildfire near WhitbourneFire crews are responding to a wildfire considered out of control near Whitbourne on Friday. Provincial forest fire duty officer Jeff Motty told CBC News the fire is burning near Ocean Pond, about 18 kilometres east of Whitbourne. The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. NT. Motty said the fire is burning adjacent to a Newfoundland Power transmission line, and that the company has been notified. The size of the fire hasn't yet been determined. Fire crews are currently using one pump station to push back the blaze.
CBC16-05-2025ClimateCBCFire crews responding to out of control wildfire near WhitbourneFire crews are responding to a wildfire considered out of control near Whitbourne on Friday. Provincial forest fire duty officer Jeff Motty told CBC News the fire is burning near Ocean Pond, about 18 kilometres east of Whitbourne. The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. NT. Motty said the fire is burning adjacent to a Newfoundland Power transmission line, and that the company has been notified. The size of the fire hasn't yet been determined. Fire crews are currently using one pump station to push back the blaze.
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