(St. John’s) Air tankers from Quebec and Ontario will soon help fight wildfires in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Mark Lawlor, provincial forest firefighting official, announced that two water bombers from Quebec arrived Thursday evening and two more from Ontario are scheduled to land Friday.
There are currently 11 wildfires burning in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Lawlor says the additional air tankers will double response capacity in the province.
Three new fires have broken out since Thursday in Labrador, bringing the total to 10 in this region.
A new fire also broke out in southwest Newfoundland. However, the blaze is no longer progressing.
Lawlor says crews are working hard to prevent the spread of the fire that forced the evacuation of the village of Churchill Falls, Labrador, on Wednesday.
