They thought there was no immediate danger. Then a wall of smoke arrived
At a press conference with Ontario Premier Doug Ford, government officials said that the fire had started unusually close to the community in Collins, leaving little time to respond.
From her home in Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, northwestern Ontario, the smoke appeared close.
The isolated community, also known as Collins First Nation, has no road access, only a railway line and Collins Lake.
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