BWCA wildfires continue to escalate, peacetime emergency extended
Wildfires continue burning across northeastern Minnesota, where 17 active fires, collectively known as the July Lightning Event, have scorched about 55,000 acres. The BWCA is closed, and Gov. Walz has extended a peacetime emergency 30 days. FOX 9's Soyoung Kim has more.

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