Fire near lumberyard forces evacuation in small community in eastern Newfoundland
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LETHBRIDGE – RCMP in eastern Newfoundland are asking some residents of the community of Lethbridge to immediately evacuate their homes because of a fire near a lumberyard off Route 233.
The Mounties in nearby Clarenville say the fire broke out Sunday near Sexton Lumber.
As a result, police and ground search-and-rescue volunteers are asking residents of the Bayview neighbourhood to leave their homes.
Police say Route 233 is impassible in both directions and motorists are being asked to avoid the area.
The local fire department and the provincial Forestry Department have been called in.
Lethbridge is north of Clarenville and about 200 kilometres northwest of St. John’s.
The provincial government posted an advisory Sunday night that said the Local Service District of Lethbridge and areas known locally as Oldford’s Hill to Southwest Bridge, as well as Forest Drive and Bayside Drive, were partially evacuated as a result of wildfire behaviour.
A reception centre has been set up at Anthony Paddon Elementary school in Musgravetown to help people affected by the fire.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 7, 2025.