Dozens of firefighters battled a large industrial blaze in southwestern Ontario on Tuesday, drilling through the ice of a nearby canal at one point to get enough water to fight the flames, local authorities said. The local fire department advised residents to stay inside with their windows and doors closed as the Environment Ministry conducted air quality testing. There were concerns about the smoke from the fire leaching toxic chemicals into the air Bendia said, but crews fighting the flames took precautions. “This is definitely the biggest fire — with regards to the most involvement from multiple departments across the region — that I’ve been involved in. This is huge, where almost every department in the region participated.”Ontario’s Office of the Fire Marshal will be investigating.

Source: National Post February 06, 2018 17:02 UTC