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As fire crews extinguish the remaining hot spots in the Flanders wildfire, investigators with the Department of Natural Resources say they have located the fire’s origin and identified people of interest who could face criminal charges, MPR News reported Wednesday.
Crow Wing County Sheriff Eric Klang told MPR he believes the source of the wildfire, which burned more than 1,600 acres, may have been a campfire near the north shore of Flanders Lake that was either not properly put out or became unmanageable in Saturday’s warm and windy conditions. Officials are asking residents with trail cameras, doorbell cameras or other information to contact the DNR…