Air quality alerts spread across Minnesota as fires rage, sending smoke south

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As several wildfires continue to burn and expand near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, St. Louis County authorities have issued new evacuation orders for the Echo Trail area north and west of Ely. People living along the trail between Big Lake and North Arm Road should evacuate immediately. 

New “GO” evacuation orders have also been issued for parts of Forest Road. 20 in St. Louis County.

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Catharine Richert

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New evacuation orders have been issued in St. Louis County for an area north and west of Ely, as several wildfires in the area spread.

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