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The state of emergency in central Newfoundland has been extended to the Botwood area due to declining air quality. Smoke from forest fires in the region had already prompted the Newfoundland and Labrador government to declare a state of emergency...
The declaration covers the Grand Falls-Windsor, Bishop’s Falls and Connaigre Peninsula areas. Central Health is putting together an evacuation plan, and people living in those communities are asked to be ready to leave at a moment's notice.
Three large wildfires in central Newfoundland are continuing to burn out of control, causing havoc for provincial resources as fire crews have been battling the blazes for nearly two weeks.