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Crosby Fire Reaches 50% Containment at 300 Acres on Minnesota's North Shore

Investigators attribute the blaze to a lightning strike.

Overview

  • Crews installed a hose lay on the east side to pump water and mop up smoldering stumps and downed logs along the containment line.
  • Helicopters and water‑scooping aircraft are supporting ground operations, and any drone sightings would immediately halt those flights.
  • A segment of the Superior Hiking Trail between Caribou Falls State Wayside and Lake County Road 7 remains closed as a precaution, while the state park stays open.
  • About 32 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wildland firefighters are assigned to the incident each day.
  • Northwest winds recently drove about 50 acres of growth, and light rain in the forecast is expected to help suppression without fully putting the fire out.