Fire hazard across Ontario is high to extreme, according to Ministry of Natural Resources; Highway 631 closed in both directions between White River and Hornepayne
Part of the road connecting Highway 17 and Highway 11 remains closed this morning due to a forest fire.
A Ministry of Natural Resources forest fire map shows two fires in the White River area. Wawa 3 is listed as active and not under control at 800 hectares. It started on May 27 and is located in the Kakakiwibik Esker north of Highway 17. Monday, the MNR reported five new fires in the northeast region, including Chapleau 1 which was confirmed yesterday morning. It's located six kilometres east of Chapleau, just under a kilometre south of Gallagher Lake. As of last night, the 2.3 hectare fire is not under control.
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