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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is touring Two Harbors on Monday afternoon as wildfires rip through the area.
The largest fire, in Crow Wing County, was about 30% contained Monday, according to the Minnesota Incident Command System.
A wildfire near Crosslake has grown to between 1,500 and 2,500 acres as firefighters work with aircraft and evacuation efforts, according to the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center.
A wildfire roaring about 10 miles east of Breezy Point, Minnesota, has grown to over 1,600 acres, officials said in a Tuesday morning update.
The Minnesota Interagency Command System (MNICS) announced Tuesday morning that the 1,666-acre Flanders Fire in the Brainerd Lakes Area is now 60% contained after “very good progress” was made Monday,
A wildfire on the North Shore that burned more than 30 buildings is now more than 60 percent contained — with favorable weather conditions helping firefighting crews. But an evacuation order remained in place Monday morning and State Highway 61 remained closed.
Firefighters and aircraft are battling the fast-growing Flanders wildfire east of Breezy Point in Crow Wing County on Saturday. Officials say the fire has grown to an estimated 600 acres, and evacuations are underway.
Updated 6:45 p.m. Firefighters and law enforcement are responding to a wildfire near Two Harbors that has destroyed multiple structures and led to the closure of Highway 61. The Steward Trail wildfire began Friday afternoon,
Fires were ongoing Friday near the towns of Two Harbors, Babbitt, and Gilbert.
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