5:57 AM NDT | MAY 29, 2025

Accroding to an update on NL Hydro‘s website, power has been restored to Labrador West and Churchill Falls. Although another outage may be possible in Churchill Falls due to a damaged pole being repaired.

Response teams worked on the fire as long as daylight allowed. The fire continues to move east away from the Town and Facilities. NL Hydro states that teams will mobilize again in the morning.

A fire is burning in Churchill Falls at this hour.

A video posted to social media by photographer Robert Dawe shows huge flames and plumes of smoke. Police have closed the highway between Churchill Falls and Happy Valley-Goose Bay, and the RNC are asking people to avoid the area.

Parts of Labrador are under a moderate to extreme risk of wildfires. Premier John Hogan posted to social media just before 8 o’clock, noting government is “in touch with Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro, and thank them and the emergency response crews on the ground and in the air for their efforts.”

N.L. Hydro posted online that power to Labrador West has been restored.

“Our teams are responding to a fire near the community of Churchill Falls,” the corporation posted on X. “Local emergency response is on site with additional resources on route.”

N.L. Hydro also posted on its web site that there has been no impact on generation of electricity from the plant.

The RNC has also posted on X that roads are closed in the area due to the fire.

Meanwhile, fires are burning in other parts of the country. A state of emergency is in place as over 4,000 people have been evacuated as wildfires threaten Northern Saskatchewan communities. Wildfires are also threatening parts of Alberta.

NTV News will provide more information as it becomes available.

Photo/Video: Courtesy of Robert Dawe

Photos Courtesy Stephen Pike.