#LSN_Crime  MNR Nipigon  Seeks Public’s Help Identifying those Responsible for Forest Fire 

NIPIGON, ONTARIO  Auguest 9, 2017  (LSN)  The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individual or individuals responsible for starting a forest fire on the evening of August 2, 2017, at Bald Spot Lookout overlooking the Town of Nipigon.

The fire was discovered by local citizens who called the Nipigon Fire Department. On August 3, 2017, a Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry fire crew was called in to extinguish the fire.

If you have any information about this fire, please call the MNRF TIPS line at 1-877-847-7667 toll-free any time, or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).