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Newfoundland wildfires

August 13, 2025
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PARADISE, NL - A Newfoundland government air tanker drops a load of water on the wildfire at Paddy's Pond August 12, 2025.  The fire has resulted in the closure of the Trans Canada Highway out of St John's, the evacuation of residents of Paradise and the industrial area on the area and evacuation alerts for the Galway and Southlands western suburbs of St John's and CBS. Photo by Greg Locke © 2025
Photo by Greg Locke © 2025

PARADISE, NL – A Newfoundland government air tanker drops a load of water on the wildfire at Paddy’s Pond August 12, 2025.  The fire has resulted in the closure of the Trans Canada Highway out of St John’s, the evacuation of residents of Paradise and the industrial area on the area and evacuation alerts for the Galway and Southlands western suburbs of St John’s and CBS. All Photos by Greg Locke © 2025

The view of the Kingston wildfire in Conception Bay North from across the Hearts Content Barrenns. Victoria, Newfoundland. August 14, 2025. Greg Locke 

© 2025

An air tanker drops water on a wildfire on a powerline corridor at the Paddy’s Pond fire west of St John’s, Newfoundland August 14, 2025. Greg Locke 

© 2025

 

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