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The wildfires burning across far northern Minnesota have nearly doubled in size from Tuesday, with 40,000 acres having been burned as of early Wednesday morning.
St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay says the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Forest Service expect Tuesday to be another "heavy fire day" with more "dangerous conditions."
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.
Three major wildfires raging out of control in the same Minnesota county have burned more than 20,000 acres combined.
The Camp House Fire is nearly 12,000 acres; Jenkins Creek Fire is 6,800 acres; and Munger Shaw Fire is 1,400 acres. All are zero percent contained.
A red flag warning is in effect for nearly all of Minnesota on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service (NWS). The agency said that a combination of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures will contribute to "extreme fire behavior.
Two major wildfires continue to burn in northeastern Minnesota, prompting evacuations and drawing additional firefighting resources to the region. As of Wednesday morning, the Jensen Creek Fire in St.
A Tennessee hotshot crew is battling wildfires in northeastern Minnesota that have burned nearly 20,000 acres.
A fire in Arizona has set over 3,500 acres ablaze and is continuing to grow as officials work to control the flames, according to officials. The Greer Fire started Tuesday at 11 a.m. local time in Greer, Arizona, which is around 223 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona, according to a press release published by 311 Info.
Wildfires have exploded in size across parts of northeastern Minnesota north of Lake Superior, destroying at least 40 homes and buildings, as unseasonably high temperatures and low humidity will continue to drive dangerous fire weather on Tuesday.