Crews on scene of forest fire burning in Carbonear
CBC
A provincial fire crew is on the scene of a small but intense forest fire in Carbonear.
Jeff Motty, provincial forest fire duty officer, told CBC News shortly after 7 p.m. the fire was first reported late Tuesday afternoon.
The fire is burning behind businesses on the corner of Columbus Drive and Fox Farm Road in the community.
Motty says those businesses — a Canadian Tire and a Dairy Queen — aren't an immediate concern but there are some homes in the area.
"There are houses in the distance that we're trying to protect. We're doing some structure protection, we're laying down some lines of foam there to help protect the forest and protect the homes as well," he said.
"We really just want to knock that down and put it out as best as possible. We've got enough fires on the go on the island right now, we just want to do our best to put that one to bed as quick as possible."
Motty said the initial report from Carbonear was the fire had engulfed about 30 metres by 100 metres of space or about 0.3 of a hectare.
He said flames could be seen coming off the top of the trees, showing the intensity of the fire.
"That is an example of more extreme fire behaviour than, say, a ground fire, so it is definitely a concern of ours," Motty said.
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"With the proximity to the town, it could be a human-caused fire. But if they had lightning in the area it could also be a natural cause fire," said Motty.
"It's really too early to tell."
Meanwhile, the fire burning near the Bay D'Espoir Highway has kicked up again. The fire started on July 24 and has since been burning through the area causing closures and disruptions to travellers navigating the roadway.
Motty said the fire worsened Tuesday afternoon. So far, it has impacted over 1,000 hectares of land.
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