[h=1]Greenstone under a state of emergency due to forest fires[/h] [h=3]Forest fires lead to power outages, natural gas shut-offs[/h]
CBC News Posted: May 24, 2016 12:10 AM ET Last Updated: May 24, 2016 1:02 PM ET
Forest fires continue to blaze across northwestern Ontario, causing one of the region's largest communities to stay on high alert.
A state of emergency was declared as a precaution late yesterday in Greenstone, which located about 260 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay.
At one point, flames were less than 500 metres from the municipal building in Geraldton, which is part of Greenstone.
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Beaulieu said the natural gas for the town of Geraldton has been shut off as a precaution, and it could take a few days for it to be restored to all customers.
"They'll be sending something like 20 people up here to start turning off gas, then turning it back on.
One of the priorities will be our hospital, because they also operate on natural gas."...
