Minnesota, wildfires and North Shore
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Wildfires are spreading quickly in northern Minnesota and burning hundreds of acres of land among extreme fire risk conditions on Saturday.
The Minnesota DNR issued a Red Flag Warning for 54 counties in Minnesota until 9 p.m. Friday.
The size of the Flanders Fire near Crosslake has grown to 1,666 acres as of Sunday night, according to the Minnesota Incident Command System (MNICS) Type 3 Incident Management Team. The sheriff said
Authorities in northern Minnesota are asking for tips from the public after a fire suppression aircraft was struck by a bullet on Friday.
Governor Walz authorizes the mobilization of the National Guard to assist with the ongoing wildfire response in northern Minnesota.