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Sudbury firefighters along with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry are working on a brush fire that began burning Monday afternoon off of MR 80 behind Tracks and Wheels.

SHARBOT LAKE — Hot, dry conditions have firefighters working to stay on top of wildfires in Frontenac County north of Kingston.

Toronto police are investigating a one-alarm fire at Toronto’s Old City Hall that officials say was deliberately set on Monday evening.

PICKERING — Pickering Fire Services, Enbridge Gas Distribution and the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council recently announced they are partnering to improve home safety, in hopes of bringing fire and carbon monoxide-related deaths down to ze

CORNWALL – A weekend fire at a triplex off Montreal Road was caused by smoking, fire investigators have determined.

LEAMINGTON — A discarded cigarette likely started the fire that caused $2.3 million in damages at a produce plant on the weekend, Leamington Fire Services Deputy Chief Mike Bradt said Monday.

Gatineau firefighters were investigating after a fire tore through a residential building around 4 a.m. Sunday. The fire service reported only one injury for a tenant who had smashed through a window to escape.

Firefighting crews from across the country are pitching in to stave off a cluster of fires in the northeast, while more potential lightning strikes are becoming a concern for the area.

While some municipalities in Niagara have already issued bans on open-air burning, ones that haven't are urging residents to exercise proper judgment when enjoying the outdoors over the weekend.

After a long stretch of hot, dry weather, the City of Niagara Falls has issued a temporary ban on all open air burning.