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| An as-of-yet-unknown number of homes have been lost in the north-central Minnesota blaze. |
As of this morning, wildfires that started yesterday in north-central Minnesota covered over 8,000 acres of land and forced the closure of roads in an area including Park Rapids, Menagha, and Red Lake.
SEE ALSO: Nicolas Hutchinson, Uptown fire victim, left with clothes he's wearing, phone and computer [INTERVIEW]There are mixed reports about how successful firefighters have been in containing the blazes. The AP
reports that a 3,000 to 4,000 acre fire near Menagha was "zero percent contained" as of 6 a.m. this morning, but other reports say the fire died down overnight.
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