Evacuation and travel alerts have been issued in the Fort Frances and Sioux Lookout districts in northwestern Ontario as wildfires grow in both areas. As of Thursday morning, 10 forest fires are burning in the northwest region, and half of them aren’t under control. In the Sioux Lookout district, Ontario’s Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) issued an implementation order Wednesday evening. It includes the area around the fire known as Sioux Lookout 3, which was first reported on Tuesday afternoon. The fire is burning north of Savant Lake, covering over 2,000 hectares of land. Ontario Provincial Police have closed Highway 599 and travel is restricted on Highway 516 east of Houghton Lake. Further south, the Fort Frances 4 wildfire is covering over 3,200 hectares. The MNR issued an evacuation alert Wednesday afternoon, encouraging people to prepare to evacuate on short notice. Fort Frances 4 is burning just north of Crystal Lake and is not under control.