Pellatt Fire Crews Deal with grass fire

The fire hazard is starting to inch up across northwstern Ontario with the recent, warm, dry weather.

Yesterday, about 18 volunteers from the Pellatt United Fire Department were called to deal with a grass fire near Lac Lu that grew to about two hectares in size.

MNR Fire information officer Debbie McLean says crews will be on alert this Easter Long weekend.

Yesterday's blaze also destroyed an old abandoned log home.

Its estimate the log cabin was about 138 years old, but had been lived in over over 25 years.