Fire jumps river, prompting full evacuation of power-generating Churchill Falls
A growing wildfire just a few kilometres away from the power-generating community of Churchill Falls has crossed the central Labrador river that was serving as a barrier from the town.
![Fire jumps river, prompting full evacuation of power-generating Churchill Falls](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7241356.1718907727!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/andrew-furey.jpg)
![Premier Andrew Furey issued a fire ban for all of Newfoundland and parts of Labrador on Thursday. A man in a black shirt sitting at a desk with flags in the background.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7241356.1718907727!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/andrew-furey.jpg)
A growing wildfire just a few kilometres away from the power-generating community of Churchill Falls has crossed the central Labrador river that was serving as a barrier from the town.