An update on the wildfires in northwestern Minnesota

They'll be cleaning up in the northwestern Minnesota town of Karlstad today. Yesterday, a wildfire destroyed about 20 buildings in that community which is 30 miles from the Canadian border. A nursing home, an assisted living facility, and a school were all evacuated. Today the school will remain closed.

MPR's Cathy Wurzer speaks with Incident Commander, Orlin Anderson, about the most recent wildfire update.

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