Chapleau Area Wildfire Quickly Confirmed Out

A small forest fire is already out after being confirmed in the Chapleau area.

The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry says "Chapleau 12" was reported Tuesday, located about 2 kilometres east of Leaning Lake, but never grew beyond a tenth of a hectare in size before it was declared "out".

The fire hazard's moderate to high across the northeast, with an area of low hazard stretching from Kirkland Lake and Cochrane to Lake Superior.