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MNR Has a Close Eye on Fire Situation

The Ministry of Natural Resources is ramping up its fire-detection patrols in Northwestern Ontario.
This after Monday’s storm.
Information Officer Mitch Miller says there were over 50,000 lightning strikes from Northern Quetico Provincial Park to the south shore of Lake Nipigon.
He says some areas didn’t get any rainfall and the lightning could spark fires.

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