After Churchill Falls fire jumps river, officials hope for rain to help firefighting efforts

Water bombers were pulled off a growing fire near Churchill Falls on Tuesday evening, as a fire duty officer in Newfoundland and Labrador says they were ineffective against the sheer heat of the fast-spreading fire.

After Churchill Falls fire jumps river, officials hope for rain to help firefighting efforts
An aerial view of a forest fire.

Water bombers were pulled off a growing fire near Churchill Falls on Tuesday evening, as a fire duty officer in Newfoundland and Labrador says they were ineffective against the sheer heat of the fast-spreading fire.