Pagami Creek Fire
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| Pagami Creek Fire | |
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Fire area seen from space in October 2011
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| Location | Northern Minnesota, USA |
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| Date(s) | August 18, 2011 - November 2011 |
| Burned area | 92,682 acres (375.07 km2)[1] |
| Cause | Lightning strike[1] |
| Land use | Wilderness area, forest |
| Injuries | None |
| Fatalities | None |
The Pagami Creek Fire was a wildfire in Northern Minnesota, USA, that began with a lightning strike on August 18, 2011.[1] After weeks of slow growth, the wildfire quickly spread to over 92,000 acres (370 km2) during several days of hot, dry, windy weather in mid-September.[2] The fire spread beyond the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness to threaten homes and businesses.[3] Smoke from the fires drifted east and south as far as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Ontario, Chicago, Poland, Ukraine, and Russia.[4][5][6][7]
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References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Pagami Creek Fire". InciWeb: Incident Information System. 22 October 2011. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011.
- ^ Pagami Creek Wildfire (PDF), Superior National Forest, December 2011, retrieved 2012-01-15
- ^ Douglas Etten (2011-09-13). "Boundary Waters fire threatening homes, cabins". Lakeland Times. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Smoke from Pagami Creek fire detected over eastern Europe todayWildfire Today". Wildfiretoday.com. 2011-09-16. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
- ^ "Ont. smells smoke from Minnesota forest fire". CTV Toronto. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Smoke from Minnesota forest fire makes its way to Chicago's suburbs". Chicago Tribune. 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "Duluth, Minnesota". Duluth News Tribune. 2011-09-15. Retrieved 2011-11-10.
Coordinates: 47°51′18″N 91°20′5″W / 47.85500°N 91.33472°W
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