Police and firefighters in the capital region are reminding motorists and others to extinguish smoking products after responders dealt with the season’s first highway grass fire Saturday afternoon.
The Ottawa OPP detachment noted on social media that a discarded cigarette was being blamed for the smoky fire on the median of Highway 416 at Roger Stevens Drive.
“A reminder from the (Ottawa OPP) that even in spring time, flicking a cigarette out your car window can start a fire,” police wrote.
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