Northeast Minnesota wildfires burn out of control
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FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSNMN wildfires live updates: 3 uncontained wildfires continue to growThree uncontained wildfires continue to burn in northern Minnesota, torching thousands of acres and destroying more than 140 structures.
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.”
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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Minnesota wildfires: Latest conditions TuesdayFOX 9’s Soyoung Kim checks in from Brimson, Minnesota, near the Camp House wildfire that continues to rage uncontained.
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BRIMSON, Minn. — The largest of three wildfires in St. Louis ... reported on Facebook at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday that the Camp House Fire was moving north, so Minnesota Incident Command closed County Highway 16 from the intersection of St. Louis County ...
Officials say three wildfires fed by dry conditions and strong winds in St. Louis County now encompass hundreds of acres each, forcing evacuations.