Eabametoong First Nation in northwestern Ontario is evacuating hundreds of vulnerable community members and has declared a state of emergency on its fifth day without access to running water.
The remote Ojibway First Nation of about 1,600 people is approximately 360 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, Ont. It has been in a state of emergency since a fire broke out at the Eabametoong First Nation Water Treatment Plant last week.
The blaze was determined to be arson and more than one suspect has been apprehended, Eabametoong Chief Solomon Atlookan said, declining to provide further details.
The fire caused extensive damage to the treatment plant. Atlookan said there’s no access to water for bathing, drinking and using
