Crews put out small fire on Yellowknife's Tin Can Hill
N.W.T. Fire says it's suspected that the fire was caused by a person
Crews in Yellowknife were called to a fire on Tin Can Hill on Thursday evening.
According to N.W.T. Fire there was a small, "suspected person caused fire" in the popular hiking and dog walking area near downtown.
Helicopters could be seen and heard around 7 p.m. dropping water from Great Slave Lake in the area.
"It was quickly actioned by a wildfire crew and two helicopters, who rapidly delivered water given the proximity to residences," said Mike Westwick, manager of wildfire prevention and mitigation for the N.W.T. government, in an email to CBC News.
"The crew followed up with hand tools to dig up the soil, which was dropped" on the area.
As of about 8:40 p.m., Westwick said helicopters had completed the bucket operations and the situation was considered stable.