White River-Area Forest Fire Reported, Large Timmins Region Fire Continues

Another forest fire's burning in the region.

Ontario's Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources, and Forestry says "Wawa 2" - confirmed Monday afternoon - is under control at a tenth of a hectare in size, located about three-tenths of a kilometre east of White River.

As of the Monday afternoon update, there were sixteen fires active in the Northeast, including "Timmins 1" - reported a week ago - last mapped at 1467 hectares in size, about two kilometres southeast of Morin Village and half a kilometre north of Barager's Lake - that fire prompted an evacuation order for Shining Tree, as well as the closure of a section of Highway 560 and other restrictions in that area.