Northern Minnesota wildfires burn more than 30,000 acres
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The Camp House Fire in northeastern Minnesota has already destroyed 144 structures, but it's done a lot more damage than that.
As the Jenkins Creek Fire continues to burn in northern Minnesota, the City of Hoyt Lakes has been placed on "SET" evacuation status.
Three wildfires have burned a combined over 30,000 acres in northern Minnesota, destroying buildings and prompting evacuations.
In northeastern Minnesota, the Jenkins Creek Fire is causing significant destruction, with over 15,000 acres burned and local firefighters stepping up, all while the community hopes for rain to help.
Wednesday was a quieter day for the 15,000-acre Camp House Fire, with Ramsey saying there was a "little progress" southwest towards the Ault Town Hall, as well as into Lake County to the east, but there was otherwise "minimal fire spread," saying it was "definitely one of the slower days since it began on Sunday."
Wildfires have continued to rapidly grow across parts of northeastern Minnesota, destroying at least 144 homes and buildings, after days of unseasonably high temperatures and low humidity.
Conditions improved overnight for the Munger Shaw fire as crews continue to work to establish an anchor point and containment line.
Luckily with this go around in the short term we have cooler, wetter weather coming. Places like California will undoubtedly continue to see worsening fire seasons but bad years in Minnesota could become more frequent, even if they are still overall rare compared to the west.