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'Watched it and crossed our fingers,' as Quidi Vidi stages burned, says platoon chief

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Posted this 2025-07-30 7:44 AM NDT

Quick actions from locals saved one structure, who fought fire from boat

CBC NewsElizabeth Whitten

Late Tuesday night, a fire engulfed a stage in the St. John's neighbourhood Quidi Vidi. (Submitted by Mike Hall)

A fire broke out in the historic St. John's neighbourhood of Quidi Vidi Village late Tuesday night but because of its location, a platoon chief with the St. John's Regional Fire Department says all they could do was watch it burn and worry it would spread.

Platoon chief Mike Hall said around 11:30 p.m. people in Quidi Vidi noticed smoke coming from behind a fish stage and realizing it…

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