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The Fiercest Fires in Minnesota History

This new Twin Cities Public Television documentary explores the state’s worst natural disasters. Host Mary Lahammer, along with historian Hy Berman, meteorologist Paul Douglas, and climatologist Mark Seeley tell the story of the deadly blazes that have taken more than a thousand lives in Minnesota.

Video Timeline
01:19 The Hinkley fire of 1894
10:00 Moose Lake fire of 1918
19:40 How to forecast a wildfire
20:12 BWCA fires of 1999
22:14 BWCA fires of 2007
24:55 How is fire beneficial to forests?