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In Minnesota, all but seven of the state’s 87 counties were under the red flag warning, the term used for high alert for wildfires, according to the state’s Department of Natural Resources.
“Fire danger is extreme across the state due to hot, dry, and windy conditions,” the agency wrote on social media. “This is a dangerous time for wildfires.”
On Sunday, the temperature in the Twin Cities reached 90 degrees, breaking the previous record of 88 degrees that had been set in 1900. The heat was expected to continue at least through Wednesday, the Weather Service said.
The conditions had already wrought havoc near Brimson, Minn., an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the state. There, the Camp House fire had consumed at least 750 acres since Sunday, the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center said.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/us/wildfires-midwest-heat.html