Local help is on the way to Kirkland Lake to battle a large forest fire.
Ministry of Natural Resources Information Officer Debbie McLean says about 200 fire rangers from northwestern Ontario area heading to northeastern Ontario.
Nine fixed wing aircraft and 11 helicopters are also being dispatched to the fire fighting effort.
The Northwest Region has also supplied over 300,000 feet of hose, 140 pumps and two mobile values protection units with an additional 50 sprinklers kits.
