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Minnesota Declares Emergency as Wildfires Rage | Minneapolis News
Governor Tim Walz has declared a peacetime emergency in Minnesota, deploying the National Guard to battle raging wildfires fueled by extreme heat and dry conditions. Sixteen fires now burn in the Superior National Forest, including four inside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, which is now fully closed starting Tuesday until the flames are contained. With red flag warnings in 13 northeastern counties and heat indexes soaring to 110°F, officials urge extreme caution—no open burning, campfires discouraged, and outdoor activity limited to avoid igniting new fires or heat illness. First…
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