Name: Video: Ely community leaders provide update on firefighting efforts
Description: As more than a dozen wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness continue to burn, local leaders in Ely give an update about firefighting and relief efforts.

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Wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness continue to burn, impacting air quality and halting what’s usually a peak tourism season.

At a community meeting in Ely Sunday night, community leaders provided updates on firefighting efforts and what comes next.

Watch the press conference in the player above.

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As more than a dozen wildfires in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness continue to burn, local leaders in Ely give an update about firefighting and relief efforts.

Ely community leaders provide update on firefighting efforts

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