Timmins ON surrounded by fire

[French Castanut]

Timmins ON is on the qui vive. The town of Northern Ontario of about 50,000 people is surrounded by 3 forest fires, the biggest one is about 100km long X15 km wide, covering 30,000 hectares, and just 30km away from the city. That was as May 25th, 7pm.

Evacuations have started yesterday.

More info here:
http://www.emergencymanagementontario.c ... ation.html

Map of the fires (as of May 26th):
http://www.emergencymanagementontario.c ... 159525.pdf

On video:
http://www.meteomedia.com/news/storm_wa ... topstories

BC Firefighters are helping with the Northern Quebec Fires, and Manitoba & Newfoundland are now helping Ontario.

Timmins is popular singer Shania Twain's hometown.