More Fires in Rainy River district

Lightning is to blame for a couple of new forest fires in the Rainy River district over the weekend.

Two of the fires, one east of Fort Frances near Voyageurs National Park and one of the northern boundary of Quetico Park near Flanders, are listed as still active, but are small in size.

Strong winds and sunny weather on the weekend helped pushed the fire hazard to high levels across the northwest.