As evacuees from communities on the Conception Bay North Shore start to get the devastating news that their homes are gone, comes word that many others have been spared from the flames.

Eugene Howell, a photographer whose family lives in Northern Bay and who has been trying to keep anxious and worried residents appraised on news about the damage caused, had a police-escorted visit into the area yesterday to rescue his cat.

He told the Tim Powers Show with guest host Greg Smith that many homes in Gull Island and Burnt Point are intact.

He describes the fire break, started by local residents and completed by fire and government officials, as looking really good. “Burnt Point looked pretty safe and good,” says Howell and “Gull Island looked good again.”

He says he was not allowed to go pa

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