Small Forest Fire Burning in Chapleau District

A small forest fire's continuing to burn in the Chapleau district.

As of its Wednesday evening update, Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources listed "Chapleau 17" as a tenth of a hectare in size but "not yet under control", located about 100 metres west of Woods Lake.

It was one of three "active" fires in the Northeast at the time - the other 2 were either under control or being held - with the fire hazard low to moderate across the northeast.