A few more fires have been confirmed by the Ministry of Natural Resources across the northwest.
Three new fires were recorded Monday afternoon, one in Fort Frances, one in Nipigon and another in the Thunder Bay area.
All of the new fires are small at 0.1 hectare in size, but they are also listed as not under control.
There are currently 24 active fires in the region, nine are not under control, two are being held, 10 are under control and three are being observed.
The fire hazard is mainly high to extreme in the region with low to moderate hazard in the northwest corner of the Red Lake sector.
