Eight fire ranger crews and two helicopters are assigned to the fire.
DRYDEN — Firefighters with the Ministry of Natural Resources continue their efforts to knock down a fire burning relatively close to the remote community of Eabametoong First Nation.
The fire was discovered late Sunday afternoon about 28 kilometres northwest of the community and five kilometres east of Ferguson Lake. As of Wednesday morning, the MNR reported it had burned an area of 211 hectares, and remained not under control.On Monday, it also had waterbombers flying out of Geraldton to attack the fire when its behaviour was more intense.Eabametoong band councillor Derek Atlookan said Tuesday there was no current plan to evacuate the community despite some speculation among residents.
"It's just the rumour mill, I think . . . Right now, I think, they're controlling it. As far as I know, that's as much as I can say."The spokesperson said every fire's origin is investigated, but the results for this one are not yet available. As of Tuesday evening, it remained the largest among the four active wildland fires in Northwestern Ontario.
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