New Fire Starts in Northwestern Ontario

Warm temperatures and dry conditions are pushing up the forest fire hazard in northwestern Ontario.

Yesterday, eight new fires confirmed in the Ministry of Natural Resources' West Fire Region.

Among them a small blaze 25 kilometres northeast of Mine Centre that started when a piece of industrial equipment caught fire.

Forestry workers on site helped to minimize the fire's spread which was smouldering by the time a Fire Ranger crew arrived.