Campers were evacuated from the Nut Point Campground in the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park Tuesday due to a forest fire.
The La Ronge Regional Fire Department said in an emailed statement they were dispatched around 2 p.m. to help the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency’s efforts on a fire that was in the forest, off one of the campsite loops.
Along with the firefighters, a CL-215 air tanker and a helicopter with a bucket were dispatched to help.
There is an ongoing investigation into what caused the fire, which was suppressed early Tuesday evening.
(PHOTO: La Ronge Regional Fire Department working to suppress the fire in the Lac La Ronge Provincial Park with foam from the air tanker surrounding them. Photo courtesy of La Ronge Regional Fire Department on Facebook.)