The Ministry of Natural Resources has 86 aircraft and almost 500 fire rangers on the ground battling wild fires in northwestern Ontario. There were six new fires reported yesterday including one in the Kenora District, bringing the total to 81 in the region.
The MNR says 149 people were evacuated from the Community of Cat Lake yesterday due to smoke blowing into remote first nation.
The elderly, the young and people with health issues were flown to Kapuskasing.
Cat Lake is one of five areas the are currently in a state of emergency due to a lack of electricity.
A fire burning out of control about 50 kilometers northeast of Ear Falls has knocked out power to Pickle Lake, New Osnaburgh, Slate Falls and the Musselwhite Mine.
