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Largest Wildfire in Eastern Newfoundland Has Destroyed up to 100 Homes: Officials

Premier John Hogan calls the wildfire a state of crisis as fire crews battle an 8,000-hectare blaze that has destroyed about 100 homes, officials say.

  • The largest wildfire burning in Newfoundland and Labrador may have destroyed up to 100 homes and structures.
  • The wildfire near St. Johns is still burning in the ground and considered out of control, despite improving weather.
  • A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly setting a series of brush fires in downtown St. Johns and charged with arson.
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It is still too dangerous for response teams to go to the site to make a precise count.

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The Epoch Times broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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