Evacuation order extended to Friday for people near Centennial Lake fire west of Ottawa
Earlier Wednesday afternoon, fire crews had fire hoses flanking the fire area and were working on fire suppression on hot spots and preventative measures around the perimeters of the burnt area. There was also a Ministry of Natural Resources helicopter on the site, dropping water on hot spots.“Until the fire is out for a few days, we can’t say that it’s over,” said Weir.
The precautionary evacuation order was extended after it was initially put into effect Monday and was to remain in effect until Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. before it was once again extended to Friday.Article content Water bombers were sent in by the Ministry of Natural Resources on Monday, but the planes were not able to return Tuesday “due to province-wide smoke.” A ministry helicopter was onsite on Tuesday, township officials said, “dropping water on hot spots.”
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