Ottawa’s Ontario Provincial Police are reminding eastern Ontario residents to properly dispose of their cigarettes after a cigarette caused a small grass fire on Highway 416 on Saturday.
According to a statement on the social media site X, police officers and Ottawa firefighters responded to a small wildland fire on the highway near Roger Stevens Drive in southern end of Ottawa.
“A reminder from the OttawaOPP that even in spring time, flicking a cigarette out your car window can start a fire,” police wrote.
Police say traffic in the area is unaffected.
3 Comments
BreadOven@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 119d
Assholes.
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 118d
Once upon a time, I was riding my moped when the driver in front of me tossed his cigarette butt out his window, and it landed in my jacket collar and caused a burn mark in the fabric. Thankfully I didn't get burned, but I was so mad at how close I got to getting a cigarette burn while riding.
veeesix@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 117d
I often see drivers pop their cigarette butts out the sun roof, but never considered it’d get enough air to hit a biker.