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Boundary Waters Fire Crisis Escalates | Minneapolis News
Wildfires are raging across the Superior National Forest, devouring over 60,000 acres with lightning strikes and bone-dry conditions fueling the blaze. Three fires have breached the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, including the massive Thumb Fire that’s scorched 14,000+ acres. Fires are merging, complicating containment efforts. Campers are banned from the Boundary Waters until at least Friday, and statewide burn restrictions are in place. Over 600 firefighters from across the U.S. and Canada are on the ground, with the National Guard mobilized under a newly extended peacetime…
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