Follow Up: 2,400-acre Grayling wildfire nearly contained as help arrives

  • Source: WJRT-TV ABC 12 Flint
  • Published: 06/05/2023 01:54 PM

The 2,400-acre wildfire near Grayling didn't spread much on Sunday and was nearly contained by Monday morning. The Michigan Department of Natural resources reported the Wilderness Trail Fire was roughly the same size as Saturday evening and fire crews reached 90% containment by Sunday evening. Michigan DNR fire crews are receiving help from 10 firefighters with five wildland fire trucks and three tractor plow dozers from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, who arrived on Sunday. The wildfire was reported around 1 p.m. Saturday in Crawford County southwest of Grayling. The Michigan DNR says it started as a backyard campfire behind a residence and spread out of control. The fire threatened 35 residences, 12 vehicles, 23 campers, three boats and 58 outbuildings as it burned through pine and oak forests near Grayling.



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