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Automated summary generated: Oct 10, 2026 20:05 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The Nelson wildfire was discovered on 2026-10-09 at 19:30:00 in Big Stone County, Minnesota, near latitude 45.3171 and longitude -96.1369. The cause remains undetermined and the incident is under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. As of the latest report from the National Interagency Fire Center on 2026-10-10 at 19:26:21, the fire has burned 25 acres; containment status, personnel, fire behavior, weather conditions, evacuation details, short description, and estimated cost are not yet available. The incident was reported to the source at 2026-10-10 19:42:44, but no further updates have been provided, so the situation remains in early stages with limited publicly available information.
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {B846E101-4D13-4FA1-A692-B31029E42421}
Discovered: Oct 9, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Managing Agency: USFWS
Coordinates: 45.3171, -96.1369
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The Nelson Fire has burned 25 acres as of October 10, 2026.
Containment has not been officially reported for the Nelson Fire.
The official cause has been listed as: Undetermined.
The Nelson Fire is burning in Big Stone, MN.
The Nelson Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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