Northeast Minnesota wildfires burn out of control
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Crews in northeastern Minnesota are battling three wildfires on Tuesday, two of which have grown to thousands of acres in size.Camp House FireAs of Monday afternoon, the size of the fire near Brimson,
A new incident command team will take over the response to the two largest fires beginning Wednesday, state officials said.
The bar has had some “rude” rubberneckers treating the tragedy “like a bonfire,” said Jessica Willemarck, but by and large, the proprietors have seen “just a lot of concerned people trying to figure out what’s all going on.”
One of the three wildfires burning in northern Minnesota has exploded in size in just a matter of a few hours.On Tuesday morning, the online tracker Watch Duty showed the Jenkins Creek Fire has grown to 6,
Wildfires have exploded in size across parts of northeastern Minnesota north of Lake Superior, destroying at least 40 homes and buildings, as unseasonably high temperatures and low humidity will continue to drive dangerous fire weather on Tuesday.
The Camp House Fire near Brimson has grown to 750 acres as of Monday morning. It was zero-percent contained as crews worked on the ground and from the air to douse the flames. Meanwhile, another large wildfire started Monday just a few miles away.
Walz authorized the guard with an executive order to help the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center with the Camp House wildfire just north of Brimson, Minnesota.