Water drops seem to be helping

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Avalon City Planner Amanda Cook said the situation appeared to be improving. ‘It looks better at the moment,’ Cook said. ‘There have been some pretty regular drops by the airplanes and the fire doesn’t seem to be advancing as much now.’ She said the smoke appeared whiter as well.

Cook said the evacuations had included the Hamilton Cove condominium project and apartment complexes on the western edge of town, along with the Avalon Municipal Hospital, a facility of about a dozen beds.

-Rebecca Trounson