Northeast Minnesota wildfires burn out of control
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MN 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.
An update issued at 7:46 a.m. revealed that the Jenkins Creek Fire expanded to 6,000 acres, a significant increase from the 1,500 acres it had devoured as of Monday evening.
Three major wildfires raging out of control in the same Minnesota county have burned more than 20,000 acres combined.
Minnesota wildfires force campground manager to evacuate property 03:09. Smoke from two wildfires burning in northeastern Minnesota is being picked up by radar and satellite image
The U.S. Forest service says say the Camp House fire has burned over 12,000 acres and 140 structures have been destroyed.
A second wildfire in northeastern Minnesota exploded on Monday, and it's not far from the Camp House fire that has torched at least 750 acres and destroyed multiple cabins near the town of Brimson. The Jenkins Creek Fire, located approximately 14 miles southeast of Hoyt Lakes, started around 11 a.m., according to authorities.
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.
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.”
A new incident command team will take over the response to the two largest fires beginning Wednesday, state officials said.
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