Posted on: July 14, 2021 | Safety Alerts
The following update was received from Manitoba Parks today
A new fire south west of of Big Whiteshell Lake was identified. It is 1 ha in size. An initial attach crew is onsite and water tankers have been dispatched.
Nutimik Lake fire – EA 124 is 1.1 hectares in size. One initial attack crew on today.
Betula Lake fire – EA 127 is 0.4 hectares in size. One initial attack crew on today.
All there fires continue to not pose a threat at this time.
It was determined that the Nutimik and Betula fires were caused by lightning.