Crown corporation is releasing water from upper Churchill reservoir to reduce power loadA 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. At a news conference Tuesday, Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey said the fire has jumped the Churchill River but still remains about seven kilometres from the town, as of around 3 p.m. NT. "The fire has jumped the river, which is what we were trying to prevent. "So there is very much a heightened level of risk of fire propagation now on the community side of the river," he said. "We'll continue to provide mitigation efforts on both sides of the river, and we hope that that will contain the fire."
