A Northeastern Ontario forest fire's nearly tripled in size as it continues to grow near Gogama.
Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources says "Timmins 9" has been remapped at 1100 hectares in size - it was reported around 464 on Tuesday evening - and still not under control, now with nine FireRanger crews assigned and aerial fire suppression ongoing - the blaze has prompted travel restrictions in the Gogama area, as it is only a few kilometres away from the community, Highway 144, and Mattagami First Nation.
As of late Wednesday, there were six active fires in the Northeast, including "Wawa 3" - which is being held at 5 hectares in size about one kilometre east of Upper Loponen Lake and 16 kilometres northwest of Caramat.
The fire hazard is mostly extreme in the region, with pockets of high hazard in the Wawa district.