Nearly 300K hectares burned in Ontario wildfires, extremely poor air quality continues
CTV
Here is everything you need to know about the wildfires in northern Ontario for Tuesday, June 27.
Here is everything you need to know about the wildfires in northern Ontario for Tuesday, June 27.
WILDFIRE NUMBERS
As of Tuesday morning, there is one less active wildfire in northern Ontario compared to Monday with a total of 66, with 25 in the northeast and 41 still in the northwest.
The number of fires not under control has dropped by three in the last 24 hours, for a total of 17, including eight in the northeast and nine in the northwest.
One new fire started Monday in the Sioux Lookout area and it is three hectares in size.
Since the first wildfire of the season April 12, there have been a total of 330 fires, 264 extinguished and more than 293,000 hectares burned – nearly 30,000 ha in one day. Last year, there were only 78 wildfires the whole year.
FIRES IN THE NORTHEAST
