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Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
RCMP investigating fire that destroyed Happy Valley-Goose Bay home
A structure fire in Happy Valley-Goose Bay over the weekend saw several residents lose their homes. Fire chief Brad Butler said the town's fire department responded to the incident in the Spruce Park neighbourhood on Sunday around 6 p.m. He said a tenant of the main unit, which was largely destroyed by the fire, escaped through a back window. Three other homes sustained major damage and are now uninhabitable. "I've got all three of my fire trucks here… We had upwards of 20 volunteers," Butler told CBC News on Sunday. "It was a quick knockdown." He said the flames were put out in less than half an hour despite the 30-degree heat. The firewalls between each unit also helped firefighting efforts, he added. On Monday, the RCMP told CBC News no one was injured and all residents are accounted for. "An RCMP fire investigator attended the scene and the investigation into the fire is ongoing," said the statement. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page.
CBC
3 days ago
- CBC
RCMP investigating fire that destroyed Happy Valley-Goose Bay home
A structure fire in Happy Valley-Goose Bay over the weekend saw several residents lose their homes. Fire chief Brad Butler said the town's fire department responded to the incident in the Spruce Park neighbourhood on Sunday around 6 p.m. He said a tenant of the main unit, which was largely destroyed by the fire, escaped through a back window. Three other homes sustained major damage and are now uninhabitable. "I've got all three of my fire trucks here… We had upwards of 20 volunteers," Butler told CBC News on Sunday. "It was a quick knockdown." He said the flames were put out in less than half an hour despite the 30-degree heat. The firewalls between each unit also helped firefighting efforts, he added. On Monday, the RCMP told CBC News no one was injured and all residents are accounted for. "An RCMP fire investigator attended the scene and the investigation into the fire is ongoing," said the statement.
CBC
5 days ago
- Climate
- CBC
Thousands of residents lose power in Happy Valley-Goose Bay outage
Social Sharing Residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay are experiencing a power outage, after teams witnessed arcing on a piece of equipment, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro spokesperson Jill Pitcher said. "For safety, the transmission line to [Happy Valley-Goose Bay] was de-energized to investigate," she wrote in a statement to CBC News on Saturday. Pitcher said a gas turbine is being brought online to serve customers until power is restored. In a social media post at 5:45 p.m., N.L. Hydro stated that progress was made toward replacing damaged disconnect switches. "Power is now expected to be restored in about 2 hours," wrote N.L. Hydro in the post. According to outage updates on N.L. Hydro's website, crews are on-site and determining the next steps for repairs. The update said an unplanned emergency outage began at about 1 p.m. due to arcing and a possible fire at a terminal station. All customers in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are affected by the outage, N.L. Hydro said. Another update said the arcing occurred on one phase of a gang-operated switch on one of the transmission lines. "[The Energy Control Centre] is also working to start the gas turbine to support as much of [Labrador East's] load as possible," N.L. Hydro said in the update. N.L. Hydro also wrote in a social media post that "we are investigating the issue and will provide more information as it is known. We apologize for the inconvenience today." Perry Trimper, the MHA for Lake Melville, said in a social media post that he has learned of arcing and a possible fire on the main power line between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Muskrat Falls. "NL Hydro is now proceeding with activating the gas turbine. A crew to do this is being mobilized," he wrote in his post. Trimper told CBC News he estimates it could take a few hours to restore power. Happy Valley-Goose Bay Mayor George Andrews said the weather has been very hot over the past couple of days, and there is currently a fire ban. Andrews said if the power outage continues, there will be conversations about establishing a cooling centre. However, he said that there are very few places that would have power. They include the Co-op store, which has a generator, and the hospital.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Thousands of residents lose power in Happy Valley-Goose Bay outage
Residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay are experiencing a power outage, after teams witnessed arcing on a piece of equipment, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro spokesperson Jill Pitcher said. "For safety, the transmission line to [Happy Valley-Goose Bay] was de-energized to investigate," she wrote in a statement to CBC News on Saturday. Pitcher said a gas turbine is being brought online to serve customers until power is restored but that the timeline for restoration is currently unknown. According to outage updates on N.L. Hydro's website, crews are on-site and determining the next steps for repairs. The update said an unplanned emergency outage began at about 1 p.m. due to arcing and a possible fire at a terminal station. All customers in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are affected by the outage, N.L. Hydro said. Another update said the arcing occurred on one phase of a gang-operated switch on one of the transmission lines. "[The Energy Control Centre] is also working to start the gas turbine to support as much of [Labrador East's] load as possible," N.L. Hydro said in the update. N.L. Hydro also wrote in a social media post that "we are investigating the issue and will provide more information as it is known. We apologize for the inconvenience today." Perry Trimper, the MHA for Lake Melville, said in a social media post that he has learned of arcing and a possible fire on the main power line between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Muskrat Falls. "NL Hydro is now proceeding with activating the gas turbine. A crew to do this is being mobilized," he wrote in his post. Trimper told CBC News he estimates it could take a few hours to restore power. Happy Valley-Goose Bay Mayor George Andrews said the weather has been very hot over the past couple of days, and there is currently a fire ban. Andrews said if the power outage continues, there will be conversations about establishing a cooling centre. However, he said that there are very few places that would have power. They include the Co-op store, which has a generator, and the hospital. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Thousands of residents lose power in Happy Valley-Goose Bay outage
Residents of Happy Valley-Goose Bay are experiencing a power outage, after teams witnessed arcing on a piece of equipment, Newfoundland and Labrador Hydro spokesperson Jill Pitcher said. "For safety, the transmission line to [Happy Valley-Goose Bay] was de-energized to investigate," she wrote in a statement to CBC News on Saturday. Pitcher said a gas turbine is being brought online to serve customers until power is restored but that the timeline for restoration is currently unknown. According to outage updates on N.L. Hydro's website, crews are on-site and determining the next steps for repairs. The update said an unplanned emergency outage began at about 1 p.m. due to arcing and a possible fire at a terminal station. All customers in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are affected by the outage, N.L. Hydro said. Another update said the arcing occurred on one phase of a gang-operated switch on one of the transmission lines. "[The Energy Control Centre] is also working to start the gas turbine to support as much of [Labrador East's] load as possible," N.L. Hydro said in the update. N.L. Hydro also wrote in a social media post that "we are investigating the issue and will provide more information as it is known. We apologize for the inconvenience today." Perry Trimper, the MHA for Lake Melville, said in a social media post that he has learned of arcing and a possible fire on the main power line between Happy Valley-Goose Bay and Muskrat Falls. "NL Hydro is now proceeding with activating the gas turbine. A crew to do this is being mobilized," he wrote in his post. Trimper told CBC News he estimates it could take a few hours to restore power. Happy Valley-Goose Bay Mayor George Andrews said the weather has been very hot over the past couple of days, and there is currently a fire ban. Andrews said if the power outage continues, there will be conversations about establishing a cooling centre. However, he said that there are very few places that would have power. They include the Co-op store, which has a generator, and the hospital. Download our free CBC News app to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our daily headlines newsletter here. Click here to visit our landing page
