The Ministry of Natural Resources continues to struggle to get the upper hand on several wildfires in the Northwest.
Information Officer Debbie MacLean says they have over 2-thousand firefighters involved in the fight.
Sioux Lookout Fire number 70 has grown to over 87-thousand hectares in size and is now burning 1-kilometre away from the Mussewhite Mine.
Firefighters continue to try and protect the mine site.