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The forest fire situation in northwestern Ontario is starting to heat up once again.
The Ministry of Natural Resources says seven new fires were reported yesterday, one in the Rainy River district.
That lightning-caused fire is about 55 kilometres north of Fort Frances, burning on an island at Bluffpoint Lake.
A rise in temperatures has increased the fire hazard in the northwestern to extreme in the southwest region and moderate elsewhere.
