New Forest Fire in Wawa District, Timmins District Blaze Over 460 Hectares

Another forest fire's been reported in the region.

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources says "Wawa 3" was reported is located about a kilometre east of Upper Loponen Lake and 16 kilometres northwest of Caramat, and - as of Tuesday evening - was not yet under control at 7 hectares in size.

Another blaze was reported in the Timmins district - east of Kasasway Lake, and about 28 kilometres northwest of Gogama - not yet under control at 1.5 hectares in size, while a 40 hectare fire was reported in the Cochrane district, near the Peawanuck Airport.

The Ministry's also highlighting another "fire of note": "Timmins 10", a 464 hectare blaze not under control about 10 kilometres north of Gogama, 8 kilometres west of Highway 144, and 14 kilometres west of Mattagami First Nation - nine FireRanger crews are responding to the wildland fire while two CL415 waterbombers and a lead birddog aircraft are supporting those crews.

Some good news, however, as "Chapleau 3" - which was reported Saturday, about 700 metres east of Argo Lake and 2 kilometres south of Dog Lake - has been declared "out".

The fire hazard is mostly high or extreme across the North.