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A 56-year-old Brockville, Ont., man is being sought by police after a discussion about the shape of the earth got out of hand at a campsite Monday night.

Brockville police and firefighters were called to St. Lawrence Park at about 10:30 p.m. after the suspect began pitching items, including a propane tank, that belonged to his son and the son’s girlfriend into the campfire as the discussion became heated.

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Police say the argument centered on the woman insisting the earth was flat while the suspect countered that it is round.

The man had left the area by the time police arrived and firefighters doused the campfire.