Northeast Minnesota wildfires burn out of control
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More than 140 buildings have been destroyed and 20,000 acres of forest burned by a trio of wildfires that continue to rage in northern Minnesota. The Brimson-area Camp House Fire, which ignited Sunday,
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.”
Three major wildfires raging out of control in the same Minnesota county have burned more than 20,000 acres combined.
A new incident command team will take over the response to the two largest fires beginning Wednesday, state officials said.
The Camp House Fire is nearly 12,000 acres; Jenkins Creek Fire is 6,800 acres; and Munger Shaw Fire is 1,400 acres. All are zero percent contained.
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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.
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Minnesota wildfires: Latest conditions TuesdayFOX 9’s Soyoung Kim checks in from Brimson, Minnesota, near the Camp House wildfire that continues to rage uncontained.
Officials say three wildfires fed by dry conditions and strong winds in St. Louis County now encompass hundreds of acres each, forcing evacuations.