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Three major wildfires raging out of control in the same Minnesota county have burned more than 20,000 acres combined.
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.
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.”
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
A new incident command team will take over the response to the two largest fires beginning Wednesday, state officials said.
According to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the state has already had 970 fires this year. On average the state experiences a little over 1,100 a year, remember it’s only May.
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.