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Small grass fire on Hwy. 416 started by cigarette, Ottawa OPP say (www.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 7 months ago by to c/ottawa@lemmy.ca
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Ottawa’s Ontario Provincial Police are reminding eastern Ontario residents to properly dispose of their cigarettes after a cigarette caused a small grass fire on Highway 416 on Saturday.

According to a statement on the social media site X, police officers and Ottawa firefighters responded to a small wildland fire on the highway near Roger Stevens Drive in southern end of Ottawa.

“A reminder from the OttawaOPP that even in spring time, flicking a cigarette out your car window can start a fire,” police wrote. 

Police say traffic in the area is unaffected.

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[–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago

I often see drivers pop their cigarette butts out the sun roof, but never considered it’d get enough air to hit a biker.

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