BWCAW fire beyond 60,000 acres, escapes wilderness

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BWCAW fire beyond 60,000 acres, escapes wilderness, The forest fire raging east of Ely is now "in excess of 60,000 acres" after a wind-stoked day and night of massive expansion, a fire official said this morning.

"It ran 12 miles yesterday, which is really something," said Doug Anderson, public information officer for the Pagami Creek Fire, which is burning in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness east of popular Lake One.

The fire has likely escaped the southern wilderness boundary toward the community of Isabella, where fire engines from throughout the Iron Range are descending, along with bulldozers and other equipment, to fight the fire, Anderson said.

No injuries have been reported, and no major structures have been burned, but with strong winds from the north and west predicted for today and tomorrow, the fire is likely to continue to grow.

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BWCAW fire beyond 60,000 acres, escapes wilderness

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