Wednesday, August 25, 2010
One Large Fire Burning in Northwestern Ontario
A forest fire east of Pikangikum First Nation continues to burn out-of-control.
The fire has grown to 178-hectares in size but is burning in an isolated area.
The Ministry of Natural Resources has 48-firefighters battling the blaze.
Meantime, 64-personnel left the Dryden Airport yesterday to help in the fire fight in B.C.
21-firefighters returned home.