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.
Three wildfires have burned a combined over 30,000 acres in northern Minnesota, destroying buildings and prompting evacuations.
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FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSNBrimson woman loses everything in Camp House wildfireThe wildfires in northern Minnesota have destroyed more than 140 structures. Some families have been allowed to return home to see what’s left. FOX 9 spoke with a woman who lost her home in the Camp House fire.
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.
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.
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.
Conditions improved overnight for the Munger Shaw fire as crews continue to work to establish an anchor point and containment line.