Granite Falls wildfire burns 146 acres of wildland

Wildfire burns wild lands southeast of Granite Falls, Minnesota, on Sunday

GRANITE FALLS — Dozens of firefighters from eight volunteer departments — along with law enforcement and multiple other entities — worked to protect structures and confine a wildfire in the Minnesota River Valley southeast of Granite Falls on Sunday afternoon. The fire burned 146 acres of wildland, as well as utility poles, fence posts and multiple hunting stands, according to a news release from the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office. No i…

Granite Falls wildfire burns 146 acres of wildland

Fire crews worked to extinguish a brush fire in Granite Falls that burned 146 acres of wildland on Sunday.