Wildfires continue to burn across Newfoundland and Labrador, and while temperatures remain hot and windy, the provincial fire duty officer says suppression efforts will carry on. Thousands of people are either under evacuation orders or an evacuation alert. Provincial fire duty officer Mark Lawlor said the Paddy’s Pond fire did not grow overnight and is now 212 hectares. “The growth yesterday was less than we expected so that was a positive yesterday. The suppression efforts were very successful on that fire. In saying that, today is going to be another hot, windy day,” Lawlor told CBC Radio’s The St. John’s Morning Show. …Lawlor said given the extreme risk of fire in the area, there is potential for increased fire behaviour at the Paddy’s Pond fire but he hopes to make progress on suppressing it Wednesday and to keep the fire away from the nearby communities.