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Minnesota Wildfires Reach Crisis Point | Bend News
St. Louis County in Minnesota just declared a state of emergency as wildfires rage across the Superior National Forest—17 fires burning deep in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, a scale officials say hasn’t been seen in July in 25 years. Smoke blankets most of Minnesota with hazardous air quality alerts through Friday, forcing residents indoors, while firefighters scramble to evacuate people from remote areas only reachable by canoe. Record heat, dry conditions, and lightning have created a deadly firestorm, with meteorologists warning these blazes could last until snowfall. Over…
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