A new evacuation alert has been issued as the wildfire burning in Conception Bay North continues, affecting the residents of the local service district of Freshwater.

The province issued the precautionary evacuation alert for the community at Noon NT. Residents have been asked to be ready to evacuate on "very short notice."

Freshwater is located about seven kilometres north of Carbonear, and about 20 kilometres from Small Point-Broad Cove-Blackhead-Adam's Cove. The region has seen more than 100 h…