LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Division of Pure Sources stories that the Benzie Street wildfire close to Houghton Lake in Roscommon County is “100% contained.”
Firefighter crews will probably be dousing water on the remaining sizzling spots close to the hearth’s perimeter on Wednesday.
“They will be out there for the next several days, mopping up to make sure the fire remains contained,” mentioned Jeff Vasher, useful resource safety supervisor for the Michigan Division of Pure Sources, in a information launch despatched to six Information.
The hearth was first reported on Sunday afternoon, east of Previous U.S. Freeway close to the Clare-Roscommon county line in a marshy space with blended conifer and hardwood forest.
Firefighters battling wildfire close to Houghton Lake
Sources preventing the hearth included DNR firefighters, native hearth departments, bulldozers, hearth engines, and drone plane assist.
The reason for the hearth is underneath investigation.
