Wildfire closes portion of Highway 631 in Ontario
Ontario Provincial Police say a highway between the northern communities of White River and Hornepayne is closed owing to a forest fire causing “extremely dangerous conditions” in the area.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry said there is a wildfire burning 5.5 kilometres west of White River that is not under control. Several communities, including White River, Hornepayne, Chapleau and the city of Elliot Lake, have issued fire bans. This year’s Ontario wildfire season, which runs from April until October, has so far seen more than 138 square kilometres burned, compared with 23.8 square kilometres by this time last year, said Mr. Hayward.
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