THUNDER BAY An extreme fire hazard continues in parts of Northwestern Ontario.
Kenora, Red Lake, Dryden, Fort Frances and Sioux Lookout districts have earned the designation, while Thunder Bay and Nipigon are under a high to extreme hazard status.
Five new fifes were discovered by late Saturday afternoon, four of which are not under control (Nipigon 15, Fort Frances 54, Red Lake 56 and Nipigon 14. Sioux Lookout fire, located near Williams Lake northwest of Pickle Lake, has grown to 10 hectares and is being observed.
A 469-hectare fire, Sioux Lookout 39, located northwest of Pickle Lake, was discovered late on Friday and is also being observed. Red Lake 44, near Wagner Bay on Birch Lake, received aerial suppression, while Sioux Lookout 40, burning south of Birch Lake, is being monitored.
More than 40 forest fires burning in northwest Sunday
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Fire restrictions blanket Northwest
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