More communities on the east coast being evacuated and province wide fire ban in place

    Tuesday, 5 August 2025 12:00

    By Tonya Organ

    The town of Western Bay is the latest to be evacuated and an evacuation alert has been issued for the residents in the unincorporated area of Ochre Pit Cove.

    Many parts of Eastern Newfoundland are under an evacuation order and the province is under a fire ban due to extreme wildfire in areas. The town of Western Bay is the latest to be evacuated and an evacuation alert has been issued for the residents in the unincorporated area of Ochre Pit Cove. The town of Small Point-Adam’s Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove as well as Kingston, Conception Bay South, and sections of Holyrood. Meanwhile, today’s Fire Hazard Rating is HIGH, VERY HIGH or EXTREME from central to eastern areas.

     

     

     

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