Forest fire moves within 10 km of White River in northwestern Ontario as highway 631 closes again

The highway between White River and Hornepayne, Ont., has closed again as large wildfires burn in the area.

Wawa fires two and three ignited over the weekend, according to the province, it covers over 100 hectares, and is located six kilometres west of White River.

Wawa 3, meanwhile, has grown to cover 4,700 hectares and is nine kilometres east of White River. Earlier in the day, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry reported Wawa 3 being just 800 hectares in size.

Environment Canada has issued a special air quality statement over the smoke, as well as a heat warning, with temperatures expected to reach 30 C over the next day or so,