DNR: Wis. wildfire started in logging operations area
A "massive" wildfire has burned 8, 131 acres in Douglas and Bayfield Counties, making it the biggest wildfire to hit the state since 2005, according to the Wisconsin DNR.
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A "massive" wildfire has burned 8, 131 acres in Douglas and Bayfield Counties, making it the biggest wildfire to hit the state since 2005, according to the Wisconsin DNR.
Governor Scott Walker declared a state of emergency due to a wildfire that destroyed 8,131 acres in Bayfield and Douglas County.
Lighter winds are expected to help firefighters working to contain a wildfire that has consumed 7,100 acres in northwestern Minnesota.