MOREWOOD — Two days after it was discovered, the 100-acre forest and bog fire south of Morewood has been reduced to about 10-12 acres.

The fire was first detected in the Alvin Runnalls Forest, an SDG and South Nation Conservation owned woodland between Morewood and Chesterville on County Road 7, on Sunday evening (Sept. 21). Fire response grew and by Monday, the province’s Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response, and Ministry of Natural Resources, along with SDG emergency response coordination, several local fire services through the counties coordination, and the Ontario Provincial Police were involved .

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The cause of the fire has not been determined.

North Dundas Township declared a state of emergency at around 1 p.m. Monday and residents in the area were

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