Homes Destroyed, People Fleeing as Wildfires Rage in Eastern Newfoundland

Homes Destroyed, People Fleeing as Wildfires Rage in Eastern Newfoundland
A wildfire burns close to homes near Western Bay, N.L., in this May 7, 2025, handout photo. The Canadian Press/HO, Eugene Howell
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More people were packing up to flee their homes Thursday morning as wildfires raged in Newfoundland along the western shore of Conception Bay, about 45 kilometres northwest of St. John’s.

The flames had destroyed about a dozen homes since Wednesday afternoon, said Gerry Rogers, a resident of the amalgamated town of Small Point-Adam’s Cove-Blackhead-Broad Cove, N.L.