Firefighters deployed from southern U.S. to help “unprecedented” Northern blazes
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Approximately 77,000 acres are burning in Northern Minnesota right now in what officials are calling an “unprecedented” fire event, and the blazes will likely continue through the rest of the summer.
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As of Tuesday, there are 17 active wildfires burning in Northeast Minnesota, with three inside the BWCA. The Bear Trap Fire and Thumb Fire has crossed into Canada.
(KSTP)–Wildfires have consumed more than 60,000 acres and counting across two counties in northern Minnesota near the Canadian border. The Minnesota Incident Command Team says it saw “significant fire growth over the Wilderness fire” Tuesday, and the same happened Wednesday in what was described as …
(KSTP)–Wildfires have nearly doubled in size in the last 24 hours and have consumed more than 70,000 acres in northern Minnesota and across the Canadian border. Currently, the Incident Command Team reports 18 active wildfires, after several of them merged together.
Approximately 77,000 acres are burning in Northern Minnesota right now in what officials are calling an “unprecedented” fire event, and the blazes will likely continue through the rest of the summer.
(KSTP)–Wildfires have burned roughly 77,000 acres in northern Minnesota and across the Canadian border, U.S. Forest Service officials said Friday. In the latest update, which can be viewed below, the Forest Service said 19 fires are active, three of which are in the Boundary Waters (BWCA).
