Over 100 Mexican Firefighters Have Been Deployed to Help Battle Wildfires in Ontario

Over 100 Mexican Firefighters Have Been Deployed to Help Battle Wildfires in Ontario
Wildland firefighters from Mexico pose for a group portrait in an undated handout photo. The canadian Press/HO-Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services
The Canadian Press
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More than 100 Mexican firefighters have arrived in Ontario, the first round of international support to help battle the raging wildfires in the province this season.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says the firefighters arrived on Monday afternoon in Thunder Bay, with 52 wildland fires continuing to burn around the province – 19 of which are not yet under control.