Gov. Walz is set to brief media members at 12:30 p.m. on the latest efforts to contain three major wildfires burning in northern Minnesota. You can watch the news briefing live here:

The devastating wildfires that are consuming thousands of acres of forest in northern Minnesota have been exacerbated by the actions of a wood pest. Commanders responding to the trio of wildfires ongoing in St. Louis County say they have been fueled by the eastern spruce budworm.

State and local fire teams have been leading the battle against the Camp House and Jenkins Creek fires since they broke out on Sunday and Monday respectively. Jenkins Creek fire in the distance. Camp House fire in the forefront.

On Tuesday morning, the online tracker Watch Duty showed the Jenkins Creek Fire has grown to 6,000 acres in size, while the Munger Shaw Fire has burned more than 1,300 acres. Meanwhile, the Camp House Fire is now up to 1,

A discarded cigarette and an unattended camp fire might have sparked two of the wildfires that have burned thousands of acres in northern Minnesota this week.

Firefighters are battling three major wildfires in Minnesota, all of which have burnt over a thousand acres of land.The Camp House Fire, the Jenkins Creek Fire, Munger Shaw Fire in St Louis County were all at zero percent containment on Monday evening.