CANYON — A fire burning along both sides of Munger Shaw Road on Monday afternoon has forced nearby residents to evacuate, making it the third large wildfire burning in St. Louis County as dry and windy conditions fuel fires across the region.
St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay wrote on Facebook that the fire is “moving quickly in a northern direction” and urged residents in the eastern half of Cotton Township, including communities near Morley Beach and Elde roads, to evacuate.
An evacuation center has been set up at the Cotton Town Hall, 9087 Highway 53, Ramsay said.
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High winds and low humidity have turned much of northern Minnesota, which has yet to fully green up, into a tinder box.
On Sunday afternoon, the Camp House Fire near Brimson ignited, and on Monday morning, the Jenkins Creek Fire ignited a few miles northwest of the Camp House Fire.
The causes of the fires are under investigation.
The National Weather Service in Duluth said dry conditions and southerly winds will remain Tuesday, causing them to issue a Fire Weather Watch, which is one step below the Red Flag Warning in effect Monday.
But widespread rain across this region is coming later this week.
“A pattern shift occurs later this week, with very warm temperatures ending and precipitation chances returning,” the Weather Service said Monday afternoon.
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