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Fires Ease But Danger Lingers | Duluth News
Fires in Minnesota’s Superior National Forest are finally easing after weeks of intense firefighting — 65,000 acres burned, down from 20 to just 6 active blazes. Governor Walz says the peacetime emergency order ends next Tuesday, a major milestone thanks to heroic efforts by firefighters, the National Guard (who dropped 170,000 gallons of water and deployed over 29 aircraft), and thousands of responders. No lives lost, minimal structural damage — a huge win. But danger remains: hundreds of underground hotspots still smolder under dry weather forecasts. Stay alert. Recovery support continues…
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