Large northwestern Ontario forest fire prompts evacuation

CBC News

· Posted: May 13, 2025 5:51 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

Ontario Forest Fires is powerfully encouraging residents and cottagers successful parts of northwestern Ontario adjacent the Manitoba borderline to evacuate owed to a ample wood fire.

Kenora 20 is burning adjacent Ingolf, which is astir 580 kilometres westbound of Thunder Bay. As of Tuesday afternoon, the occurrence was 8,000 hectares successful size, and not nether control.

Ontario Forest Fires said it's encouraging radical successful the country of the occurrence to evacuate owed to the "evolving concern and accrued occurrence behaviour."

The affected areas include:

• Malachi Lake
• Otter Lake
• Mantario Lake
• Hello Lake
• Jadel Lake
• Musk Lake
• Southern reaches of Tetu Lake, including Scot Bay

In addition, roadworthy closures person been implemented connected Gundy Road northbound of Tannis Lake, Pickerel Lake Road KM9 astatine Pelican Pouch Launch, and Cygnet Lake Road astatine Highway 525.

Road usage is prohibited without a question permit, the state said.