Emergency crews continue to fight forest fire east of Churchill Falls
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N.L. Hydro said it had teams working in response to a forest fire near Churchill Falls until the sun went down yesterday. Emergency crews will continue to respond this morning. Traffic can now pass on the Trans-Labrador Highway, east of Churchill Falls.
Emergency crews are continuing to fight the forest fire in Churchill Falls this morning.
In an update on Wednesday morning the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary that traffic is able to pass on the Trans-Labrador Highway, east of Churchill Falls.
RNC say they will continue to monitor risk to public safety.
In an update made at 11:25 p.m. N.L. Hydro said response teams worked on the fire as long as daylight would allow.
They say the fire continues to move east from the town, and that teams will mobilize again in the morning.
There was a brief power outage in Churchill Falls yesterday evening. N.L. hydro says this was to switch the town's power distribution to another feeder after a pole line was damaged and taken out of service.
They say the power lines into Labrador City and Wabush remain in service and will continue to monitor the situation closely.
N.L. Hydro says it will provide an update later this morning.
Abby Cole is a journalist with CBC News in St. John's. She can be reached at [email protected].
With files from Labrador Morning
