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New wildfire burns near Bay d'Espoir Highway, forcing evacuation of cabin owners

Cabin owners in Martin Lake and Great Rattling Brook in Central Newfoundland have been advised to evacuate following a wildfire off the Bay d'Espoir highway.

Impacted area includes Martin Lake and Great Rattling Brook

Jenna Head · CBC News ·
Orange smoke rising in nature
The Martin Lake wildfire is burning about 36 kilometers away from the Bay d'Espoir Highway. In a Facebook post, Grand Falls-Windsor fire Chief Vince MacKenzie said the wind direction is currently blowing the smoke away from Grand Falls-Windsor and Bishop's Falls. (Vince MacKenzie/Facebook)

Another wildfire is causing problems in Newfoundland on Tuesday, this time in the central region of the island.

The Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture issued an evacuation order for cabin owners in an area off of Route 360 — the Bay d'Espoir Highway.

That area includes cabins in Martin Lake and Great Rattling Brook.

The Grand Falls-Windsor Fire Department reported the wildfire burning on Tuesday afternoon, after smoke became visible on the town's horizon. 

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A wildfire is burning 36 kilometers away from the Trans-Canada Highway in central Newfoundland. (Government of Newfoundland and Labrador)

There are currently five active wildfires burning. Two on the Avalon Peninsula have forced their own evacuations.

The central fire is about 36 kilometres away from the Trans-Canada Highway.

Ground crew firefighters and a helicopter have responded.

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Jenna Head

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Jenna Head is a journalist working with the CBC bureau in St. John's. She can be reached by email at Jenna.Head@cbc.ca.

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