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Boundary Waters fire sends smoke to northeast Wisconsin

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A fire in Northeastern Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area has tripled in size sincethe weekend.People hundreds of miles away awoke to a thick haze and the smell of the fire.Patty Murray reports.

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