Event CategoryDisaster
Event GroupNatural
Event SubgroupMeteorological - Hydrological
Event TypeWildfire
PlaceIroquois Falls, Kirkland Lake, Timmins areas ON
Event Start DateJune 12, 1997
Event End DateJune 12, 1997
CommentsIroquois Falls, Kirkland Lake, Timmins areas ON, June 12, 1997. A fire burning southeast of Timmins burned hydro wires which left the town of Foleyet without power for one day; people were evacuated from approximately 750 homes in the Westin Lake, Watabeag Lake (south of Iroquois Falls), Sesekinika and Kenogami (west of Kirkland Lake) areas; 73 people from the Wahgoshig First Nation were evacuated to Timmins.
Fatalities0
Injured / Infected0
Evacuated823
Estimated Total CostUnknown
Federal DFAA Payments$0
Provincial DFAA Payments$0
Provincial Department PaymentsUnknown
Municipal CostsUnknown
OGD CostsUnknown
Insurance PaymentsUnknown
NGO PaymentsUnknown
Utility - People Affected0
Magnitude0.0