A forest fire that burns near Holyrood, NL, has forced the closure of a part of Route 60, a main road that crosses the media of the community, and is forcing some residents to evacuate, even in neighboring Conception Bay South.
In a statement on Facebook, the RCMP said the closure begins in Beaumont Place in Holyrood and runs to the bridge at the entrance of the city on the CBS side.
Beaumont Place residents to the bridge, including all side roads, are told to evacuate immediately, wrote the city in its Facebook publication.
Dozens are gathering near the city’s thermal generation station, observing from their parked vehicles while water bombers continue to fight the fire.
Some walk between vehicles to chat and catch up. The fire, according to the forest fire map of the province, has a size of approximately 20 hectares and is considered out of control.
The director of Public Affairs of Terranova and Labrador Hydro, Deanne Fisher, told CBC News that all non -essential personnel have been evacuated from the Holyrood thermal generation station.
Fisher said the site is insured, and all normal activity in the plant has ceased. Some emergency response personnel remain in the place to monitor the plant.
Fisher said the plant did not work on Monday due to annual summer maintenance.
A forest fire that burns near Holyrood, NL has closed part of Route 60 and is told the residents of that community to leave. The city of Conception Bay South has also issued an evacuation order for the area since 1820 Conception Bay Highway to the western limit of the community.
Tony Power, a Holyrood resident, told CBC Radio Very active He is out of the dangerous area for now, but he is packing some articles with his wife in the event that they have to leave.
“The southwest wind is removing it where we are,” Power said.
“He [water] The bombers are simply loaded there. “
The size of the fire is not clear, but Power said he understood that he could have jumped the way to the side of the Provincial Park of the butter pot.
The shelter is available at the CBS Arena.
CBS residents evacuate
Shortly before 6 PM NT, the mayor of CBS, Darrin Bent, told CBC News that the city is issuing a “warning warning” for residents in western Seal Cove Road, which means they should be ready to evacuate if the city needs to make that decision.
In an update on social networks shortly before 7 pm NT, the city issued an evacuation order for the area from 1820 Concepta Bay Highway to the western limit of the community.
The residents of 1375 Conception Bay Highway until 1820 Conception Bay Highway, including all intermediate paths, are asked to prepare to evacuate if necessary.
“This is an evolving situation with this fire, we are monitoring it very closely and we only want to be ready and let people know that they can abandon their homes at some point if it continues and progresses in our way,” Bent said.
The Sherry Stringer resident was in Kelligrews to see the water bombers with their daughter, Jada. That CBS area has not been evacuated, but Stringer said that it is still a terrifying feeling, since the forest fire is burned with close control.
“Many people are nervous,” he said. “It’s scary. Very scary. It’s where it’s so dry, I guess. We haven’t had rain … and it has been very, very hot.”
Meanwhile, the Regional Fire Department of St. John is advising residents in the St. John area, the fire of the fire can affect the quality of the air to the east of the fire.
“We recommend that residents turn off air exchangers and HVAC units to help reduce exposure to inner smoke,” says the statement.
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