The forest fire hazard remains in the high to extreme range across much of northwestern Ontario.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says there were 14 new starts yesterday, including a blaze north of Rainy River.
Here is the complete list of those fires;
- Kenora 30 is located north of Willard Lake, approximately 38 kilometres east of Kenora. The fire is not under control at 4.0 hectares in size.
- Thunder Bay 6 was located in the Nolalu area, approximately 1.5 kilometres east of the junction of Hwy. 588 and Old School Rd. The fire is out at 0.1 hectares.
- Dryden 14 is located west of Chancellor Lake, approximately 37 kilometres southwest of Dryden. The fire is not under control at 0.5 hectares.
- Thunder Bay 7 is located west of the community of Collins, approximately 30 kilometres west of Armstrong. The 0.7-hectare fire is not under control.
- Sioux Lookout 4 is located north of Eric Lake near Hwy. 599, approximately 41 kilometres south of Pickle Lake. The fire is not under control at 0.4 hectares in size.
- Dryden 15 is being held at 0.1 hectares and is located near Eagle Lake, approximately 32 kilometres west of Dryden.
- Kenora 31 is not under control at 10 hectares and is located near Maynard Lake, approximately 84 kilometres northeast of Kenora.
- Thunder Bay 8 is not under control at 120 hectares and is located off Saari Road, 25 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay.
- Thunder Bay 9 is not under control at 0.3 hectares and is located near Towle Lake, 77 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay.
- Thunder Bay 10 is not under control at 1.8 hectares and is located near Dog Lake, 50 kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay.
- Red Lake 12 is not under control at 45 hectares and is located near Long legged Lake, approximately 41 kilometres southwest of Red Lake.
- Sioux Lookout 5 is not under control at 50 hectares and is located near Wapesi Lake, approximately 46 kilometres north of Sioux Lookout.
- Thunder Bay 11 is not under control at 0.1 hectares and is located off of Wheal Road, approximately 38 kilometres west of Thunder Bay.
- Fort Frances 6 is not under control at 5 hectares and is located 23 kilometres north of Rainy River.
There are now 26 active fires across northwestern Ontario.
Twenty of them are classified as being not under control. Three are quite large.
A fire in Woodland Caribou Park is mapped at 4,000 hectares.
Another at Moosehorn Lake, north of Kenora, has now burned 2,600 d hectares while a fire, northwest of Lac Seul, is at one thousand hectares.
Another fire east of Kenora near Hawk Lake forced the evacuation of some people living in that area.
The MNRF says three fires, likely to join as one, have burned over 150 hectares.
The Ministry says waterbombers were effective in slowing its spread on Tuesday.
Fire crews were also setting up sprinkler units on structures near the blaze.
