DULUTH, MN (CBS-3) – The Greenwood Fire burning near Isabella has grown to nearly 19,500 acres as of Tuesday morning.
Tuesday afternoon winds are predicted to be out of the east with gusts of 20 to 25 miles per hour and could again impact the spread of the fire.
Officials say the fire spread quickly on Monday when winds picked up and humidity stayed low.
It led to the rapid evacuation of firefighters on the southeast side of the fire, and new evacuations of homes and cabins to the northeast of the previous evacuation area.
No word yet on the extent of any possible structural damage and no injuries have been reported.
The evacuation center has been relocated to the Babbitt City Hall with the Finland shelter closing on Monday.
Parts of the Gunflint Trail are now in pre-evacuation mode, meaning residents there are being encouraged to start planning ahead should they be forced to leave.
