Current Fires Northern Update

Minnesota, North Shore and Flanders fire

Flanders Fire near Breezy Point now at 600 acres in northern Minnesota

Wildfires are spreading quickly in northern Minnesota and burning hundreds of acres of land among extreme fire risk conditions on Saturday.

· 2d · on MSN

Wildfires erupt in northeast Minnesota; Highway 61 closed near Two Harbors

· 2h

Size of Flanders Fire now estimated at nearly 1,700 acres, 20% contained

MPR News · 17h

Crews continue battling Flanders Fire in Crow Wing County; evacuation orders remain in place

Evacuation orders remained in place Sunday in parts of Crow Wing County as crews continued to battle a wildfire that erupted Saturday.

· 5h

Flanders wildfire in Crow Wing County grows to over 1,100 acres, evacuations underway

KSTP-TV · 16h

Crow Wing wildfire burns over 1,500 acres near Crosslake, Minnesota

Rain, cooler temps could help to tamp down northern Minnesota wildfires

Crews fighting an outbreak of wildfires in northern Minnesota were hoping to get a break with the expected arrival of cooler, wetter weather on Sunday evening. The largest fires were burning along the North Shore near Two Harbors and near Crosslake in the Brainerd Lakes area.

WJON

UPDATE: Governor Activates National Guard to Help with Wildfires

A wildfire near Flanders Lake is forcing evacuations in Crosslake, covering over 1000 acres and prompting the community center to serve as a shelter for displaced residents.

2don MSN

Crews work to contain wildfires in northern MN

The Minnesota DNR issued a Red Flag Warning for 54 counties in Minnesota until 9 p.m. Friday.