Crews battle an 80+ acre wildland fire near Cotton
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On Thursday afternoon, firefighters work to extinguish a wildland fire just west of Cotton in St. Louis County. According to the Northland Fire Wire, the fire was reported shortly before 1:00 pm in Kelsey Township on the Kacer Road of of Highway 7.
Crews from Cotton and Kelsey Fire Departments along with the Minnesota DNR battle the wildland fire. According to reports over 80 acres have burned.
Three aircrafts, and 3 tracked vehicles were called to the scene to help fight the fire.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is using track vehicles to help fight the fire, along with with three aircrafts.
This story may be updated as additional information comes in.