Evacuation order, state of emergency ends in C.B.N. communities
CBC
The Newfoundland and Labrador provincial government has lifted both an evacuation order and a state of emergency in parts of Conception Bay North.
In a press release sent Friday afternoon, the Department of Public Safety said residents of both Small Point–Adam's Cove–Blackhead–Broad Cove and Western Bay, who had fled a raging wildfire, could return to their properties.
Pauline White is among them. Her home still stands and she said she's eager to return.
"It's been so upsetting just to be out of our own environment," White, a resident of Adam's Cove, told CBC News on Friday. "And to know that we can go back and have a home to go back to, we're so grateful."
However, she knows not everyone can do the same.
"I've never seen anything like it. The fires are so hot that there's no structure left. It's just ashes and metal," she said.
Route 70 through Adam's Cove is still closed to non-residents, and the department is asking non-residents to stay away from the area.
The area had been under a state of emergency since Wednesday night. More than 45 buildings have been damaged or destroyed, the provincial government said on Thursday, including at least 12 homes.
Firefighting crews pushed the fire back on Thursday, and it's now under control — but the town's mayor warns rebuilding will take some time as a damage assessment gets underway.
"There's going to be a lot of cleanup. There's a lot of assessment that needs to be done in the area and that'll be the priority now in the upcoming days," Mayor Curtis Delaney told CBC Radio's The St. John's Morning Show.
Earlier Friday, the mayor said hot spots are being monitored over the next few days.
"Before anyone goes back into that area, it has to be a safe situation," said Delaney.
The Department of Public Safety is asking residents to be careful as they return,"and to follow guidance provided by local emergency responders services, as there may be hazards in the area."
Newfoundland Power, which had shut off power to the area on Wednesday, was on the scene on Thursday for an assessment.
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