Multiple fire departments are trying to stop a rapidly growing fire near Mentor, Minnesota, on Tuesday.
According to a news release from the Minnesota Incident Command System, wildland fire crews and 12 local fire departments responded to a rapidly growing wildfire in the area Monday afternoon.
The Oxcart fire started in dry grassland within the Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge. It is estimated to be more than 10,000 acres. The fire continues to be active on Tuesday.
Fire crews are focusing their efforts on structure protection and establishing a containment line around the fire.
The initial response was coordinated by more than 50 wildland firefighters from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and local fire departments.