The new wildfire erupted Monday about 15 kilometres south of downtown St. John’s and quickly grew to about two square kilometres. Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

More than 13,000 people living on the outskirts of St. John’s, N.L., have been told to prepare to evacuate their homes and businesses as a new wildfire grows near the province’s largest city.

Last night, Premier John Hogan issued a precautionary evacuation alert for parts of two towns southwest of St. John’s – Paradise and Conception Bay South.

Residents were told to prepare basic emergency kits that will allow them to be away from their homes for at least 72 hours.

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