Smoke from a forest fire burning in the Argyle area in May 2020 is visible from communities kilometres away. Image by Kendra Nickerson, c/o Facebook.
UPDATE 12:00 p.m., May 26, 2020:
A forest fire in the Argyle area is now deemed under control.
Lands and Forestry says crews resumed battling the blaze on Tuesday morning.
Residents started noticing a thick plume of smoke in the Goose Lake late Monday morning, and a helicopter was dispatched last night.
The department estimates the size of the fire at 30 to 50 hectares.
Lands and Forestry said last night no identified structures at risk at this time and the cause under investigation.
There are also fires burning in Springfield in Kings County, and in the northern part of the province at this time.
There continues to be a province-wide ban on burning, including brush and backyard fires.
6:00 a.m. May 26th, 2020: The department of Lands and Forestry is responding to a number of forest fires in the province, including one deemed out of control in the Argyle area.
Residents started noticing a thick plume of smoke in the Goose Lake area where the fire is burning late Monday morning.
The province dispatched a helicopter to help fight the blaze, which is estimated to be about 18 hectares.
Lands and Forestry says no identified structures at risk at this time and the cause under investigation.
Crews will resume fighting the blaze at first light.
There are also fires burning in Springfield in Kings County, and in the northern part of the province at this time.
There continues to be a province-wide ban on burning, including brush and backyard fires.
Burn restrictions are updated at 2 in the afternoon every day.
