Cabin owners in Martin Lake and Great Rattling Brook urged to evacuate

Cabin owners in the Martin Lake and Great Rattling Brook areas in Central Newfoundland are advised to leave their cabins immediately due to a wildfire in the area.

The area is located off Route 360, the Bay d’Espoir Highway, approximately 36 kilometres from the Trans-Canada Highway.

A ground crew and a helicopter are responding to the fire.

A province-wide fire ban is now in effect in Newfoundland and Labrador.