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Minnesota Wildfires

MPR News keeps track of real-time wildfire updates so you can keep yourself and your family safe. Check out current air quality conditions with our map of the latest AQI sensor readings, or scroll down for other news about wildfires in Minnesota.

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North Dakota wildfire victim was about to return home to South Africa for the birth of his daughter

North Dakota wildfire victim was about to return home to South Africa for the birth of his daughter

A South African man who died Saturday due to a North Dakota wildfire over the weekend was planning to return to his wife within weeks in time for the birth of their first child.
by The Associated Press

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Campfire ban now in place for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Campfire ban now in place for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Deepening drought conditions have led officials to ban campfires in northern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Meanwhile, authorities reported an increase in activity in recent days at a smoldering wildfire in the BWCAW.
by Dan Kraker and Andrew Krueger

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2 wildfires burn in Superior National Forest, closing some BWCA portages and campsites

2 wildfires burn in Superior National Forest, closing some BWCA portages and campsites

After an extremely wet summer, Minnesota is trending drier. The U.S. Forest Service has closed 19 campsites and several portages in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness.
by Gracie Stockton and Clay Masters

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Favorable weather helping crews battling wildfire in Superior National Forest

Favorable weather helping crews battling wildfire in Superior National Forest

Crews continued working Friday to fully contain a wildfire burning in the Superior National Forest in northeast Minnesota. The Fry Fire, which started Wednesday just north of Minnesota Highway 1, about four miles northwest of Isabella.
by MPR News Staff

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