Photos: Wildfire in Wisconsin burns nine square miles
May 15, 2013
A home is on fire along Sutfin Road east of Comminsky Road in Highland Township, Wis., east of Solon Springs, Wis., late Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Crews from Wisconsin and Minnesota were trying to control a rapidly growing wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that forced evacuations of the sparsely populated area. Several structures were destroyed in a mostly rural and wooded area east of Solon Springs as the forest fire grew to 9 square miles, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said. No injuries had been reported. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin) ( Wildfire Evacuation Wisconsin )
This May 14, 2013, photo provided by the Wisconsoin Department of Natural Resources shows a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes. (AP Photo/Wisconsoin Department of Natural Resources) ( Wildfire Evacuation Wisconsin )
A structure burns along Sutfin Road east of Comminsky Road in Highland Township, Wis., east of Solon Springs, Wis., late Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin) ( Wildfire Evacuation Wisconsin )
A smoke plume rises high above a road block at the intersection of County A and Ross Road east of Solon Springs, Wis., Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin) ( Wildfire Evacuation Wisconsin )
This May 14, 2013, photo provided by the Wisconsoin Department of Natural Resources shows a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes. (AP Photo/Wisconsoin Department of Natural Resources) ( Wildfire Evacuation Wisconsin )
A wildfire actively burns through the forest along Sutfin Road east of Duck Pond Road in Highland Township, Wis., east of Solon Springs, Wis., late Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Duluth News-Tribune, Clint Austin) ( Wildfire Evacuation Wisconsin )
This May 14, 2013, photo provided by the Wisconsoin Department of Natural Resources shows a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes. (AP Photo/Wisconsoin Department of Natural Resources) ( Wildfire Evacuation Wisconsin )
This May 14, 2013, photo provided by the Wisconsoin Department of Natural Resources shows a smoky wildfire in northwestern Wisconsin that has consumed 8,700 acres, destroyed nearly 50 structures and forced dozens from their homes. (AP Photo/Wisconsoin Department of Natural Resources) ( Wildfire Evacuation Wisconsin )
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