A piece of equipment on fire on the highway meant the road was closed.
A piece of heavy equipment that caught fire Sunday night forced the closure of Route 430, also known as the Viking Trail.
Deer Lake RCMP and fire crews responded to the blaze, which occured near Bonne Bay Pond, about 23km north of Deer Lake.
It was just after 10 p.m. when police re-opened the section of road.
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One man was injured at a workplace accident in Corner Brook yesterday
It was near City Pharmacy in the construction area on site.
No injuries in a hit and run in Stephenville yesterday afternoon
The driver was ticketed for failing to stop at the scene of an accident, operating a vehicle without insurance and driving an unregistered vehicle on a roadway.
The annual Corner Brook Bay of Islands Pride Parade is tomorrow with a celebration at the Majestic Lawn
Meanwhile, a road closure will be in place for the Corner Brook Bay of Islands Pride Parade beginning at 1:00pm tomorrow.
BOISAR uses new drone to pinpoint the location of lost hikers near Corner Brook
Using the thermal imaging camera, members quickly marked the lost pair’s location with GPS, and after a short hike into the woods, they guided them back to safety.
$270M for improvements at Marine Atlantic terminals in Port aux Basques and Argentia
On Wednesday, $80M was announced for Marine Atlantic’s terminal in North Sydney.
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