Wildland fire fought by Pike-Sandy Britt and Minnesota DNR

May 12 – Fire crews from the Pike-Sandy-Britt Fire Department and the Minnesota DNR were dispatched this afternoon to wildland fire north of Virginia near the Highway 53-Highway 169 interchange. The fire was reported around 2:35 p.m. in the 6500 block of Redwood Road in Wouri Township. About an acre was consumed. No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation.