Fear, anxiety grips Labrador as Churchill Falls residents flee homes for safety as wildfires continues to burnHundreds of Churchill Falls residents fled their homes last night as a raging, out-of-control wildfire drew closer to their community. This morning, they woke up in a town almost 300 kilometers away, in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. A long line of traffic extended over the Trans Labrador Highway late last night.
The town is home to about 700 people, and town sits along the Trans-Labrador Highway, which extends along Labrador’s massive, wooded interior. The Churchill Falls generating station is located just several kilometres from the town’s center, supplying power to both this province and Quebec. Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, which operates the Churchill Falls Generating Station, released a statement late Wednesday saying it has mobilized its emergency response protocols in response to the evacuation order.