Small wildfire in Itasca State Park 80% contained

(Photo: Itasca Volunteer Fire Dept.)

PARK RAPIDS, Minn. – Officials say a relatively small wildfire reported Tuesday afternoon in a remote section of Itasca State Park in north-central Minnesota is now 80 percent contained.

Crews limited it to nine acres and are now scouting for hot-spots.  Precautionary evacuations of some cabins in the vicinity have been lifted and authorities say most areas have re-opened, but some closures remain on Wilderness Drive.  The fire was at the end of the Bohall Trail.

Investigators are still trying to determine the cause.