Forest Fire Situation Update Northwest Region May 23, 2018

THUNDER BAY – There were two new fires confirmed by the afternoon of Wednesday, May 23. Red Lake Fire Number 31 is not under control at 3.8 hectares and is located near Borel Lake. Kenora Fire Number 47 is not under control at 0.1 hectares and is located south of Esther Lake.
The fire of note in the Northwest Region is Red Lake Fire Number 30 located in the far north of Red Lake District near the Manitoba border. It is approximately 70 kilometres west of Poplar Hill First Nation. The