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.
