DRYDEN, Ont. — Two fires in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry's Thunder Bay district are among the 14 new outbreaks reported on the weekend across Northwestern Ontario.
Thunder Bay Fire 33 is 0.1 hectares in size and is situated near Northern light Lake.
Thunder Bay Fire 32 is 0.3 hectares in size and is located near Buck Lake, about 40 kilometres north of Upsala.
The largest new fires in the region on the weekend was Nipigon 26, a 25-hectare blaze 15 kilometres northwest of Kasabonika First Nation.
It received air attack from waterbombers, and is not under control.
Elsewhere, Nipigon 25 is located east of Black Sturgeon Lake, and has burned about 0.7 hectares.
Nipigon 23 is 0.3 hectares in size, and is located 60 kilometres south of Eabametoong First Nation.
There are currently 20 active forest fires in the Northwest Region, of which seven not under control.
The MNRF declared nine fires out over the weekend.
The fire hazard is mainly high in southern parts of the region, and modewrate to low in the central and far north areas.
Note: This story has been updated to reflect changes in the forest fire situation since July 10
