BP: National Guard called in to help fight Beltrami Island State Forest wildfire

BELTRAMI ISLAND STATE FOREST -- Gov. Mark Dayton has ordered the Minnesota National Guard to help in fighting a wildfire in the Beltrami Island State Forest.

The 500-acre wildfire broke out Wednesday as the result of of a Minnesota Department of Natural Resources prescribed burn meant to help manage brushlands, according to a release from the governor’s office.

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