Crews continue to battle a wildfire north of Sudbury and west of Temiskaming Shores.
Kirkland Lake 5 has been burning since August 3 about 80 km west of Latchford, 5 km southeast of McKee Lake.
The 889 hectare blaze is not yet under control.
“Aerial fire suppression is being applied today using helicopters with buckets. In addition, ten FireRanger crews, three fire management staff and three helicopters are assigned to this wildland fire with more resources being assigned over the next few days,” said Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services in its daily report.
There are 20 other active wildfires in Ontario’s Northeast Region, one is under control and 19 are being observed.
“The fire hazard is mostly low to moderate in the majority of the Northeast Region,” the report added.
“One small portion of the region located west of Espanola near Massey is showing a high hazard this evening. Some portions of Ontario’s Far North are showing a high to extreme hazard from Polar Bear Provincial Park to the Manitoba border.”
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