Grass fire burns 40+ acres in Waconia
Investigators say a grass fire started Thursday afternoon near Waconia and burned through about 42 acres of land.
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Investigators say a grass fire started Thursday afternoon near Waconia and burned through about 42 acres of land.
Authorities say crews are working to extinguish a wildfire in central Minnesota Tuesday evening.
A massive wildfire over the weekend left behind hundreds of acres of charred land in southern Minnesota. Two firefighters and a resident were hurt near Waseca. Our Beret Leone spoke with one neighbor who feels grateful it wasn't worse.
Abnormally warm and dry weather is creating dangerous fire conditions in central and southern Minnesota.
The dry weather has fire experts warning everyone to be careful or a fire like this can quickly spread.
Firefighters were there to keep the flames from spreading any closer to buildings.
A brush fire torched at least 15 acres Tuesday in Lino Lakes, forcing some to temporarily evacuate as fire crews worked to extinguish the fire.
A brush fire torched at least 15 acres Tuesday in Lino Lakes, forcing some to temporarily evacuate as fire crews worked to extinguish the fire.
An improperly extinguished and unpermitted brush burn led to an "out-of-control grass fire" west of the metro Sunday afternoon, the Carver County Sheriff's Office said.
