OSCODA, Mich — UPDATE 4/25/21: Spokesman Joshua Veal says that current fire containment is at 40 percent. It is estimated the fire will be fully contained by April 30.
ORIGINAL STORY 4/24/21:
Authorities say they're making progress after a controlled burn turned into a 6,100-acre wildfire in northern Michigan. The U.S. Forest Service says the fire was 32 percent contained Saturday and not growing.
The fire is in Iosco County, which has part of the Huron-Manistee National Forests, roughly 80 miles north of Bay City.
Spokesman Joshua Veal says some residents were urged to evacuate Friday, but those warnings have been lifted. Veal says there's no firm explanation yet for why the prescribed burn grew out of control Friday. Planned fires typically are set to improve wildlife habitat and remove vegetation that can become fuel for a wildfire.
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