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Nathaniel Minor
KARLSTAD, Minn.

Photos: Wildfire threatens Karlstad, Minn.

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Discussing plans
Firefighters discuss plans to combat a wildfire encroaching on Karlstad, Minn. at the Karlstad Fire Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
MPR Photo/Nathaniel Minor
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Jim Haire's destroyed home
Jim Haire walks away from his destroyed home in Karlstad, Minn. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Haire's home, and three nearby unoccupied trailers, were consumed by a wildfire on Tuesday.
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Discussing plans
Firefighters discuss plans to combat a wildfire encroaching on Karlstad, Minn. at the Karlstad Fire Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012.
MPR Photo/Nathaniel Minor
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Burning garage
A firefighter extinguishes a burning garage in Karlstad, Minn. on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012. The small northwestern Minnesota city of about 700 was partially evacuated after a fire reached its edges.
MPR Photo/Nathaniel Minor