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Michigan DNR Battling 2 Wildfires In The Upper Peninsula Amid Dry Conditions
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
2
First seen
Oct 12, 8:15 AM EDT
updated Oct 16, 5:26 AM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WXMI and WZZM, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Michigan DNR firefighters continue to battle hazardous conditions as 2 wildfires continue to burn in the state's Upper Peninsula, WZZM and WXMI reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 16, 5:39 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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