Air tanker drop on Sand Lake Complex Fire

Bill Gabbert
May 4, 2015

(UPDATED at 4:46 p.m. MDT, May 5, 2015)

The map of the Sand Lake Complex of fires is rather unusual, spread out over six individual fires for a total of 46 acres. All of the fires are contained.

Yesterday fire officials said early indications were that the fires were unintentionally human caused.

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(Originally published at 3:53 p.m. MDT, May 4, 2015)

Sand Lake Fire — A water-scooping air tanker begins to make a drop on the Sand Lake Complex of fires near Isabella, Minnesota. Judging from the photo below, the air tanker may have had very quick turnaround times. Inciweb photo.

Firefighters expected to gain 100 percent containment on a series of small wildfires that started late in the afternoon on Saturday, May 2 twelve miles west of Isabella, Minnesota.

Four outbuildings were scorched by the fire and one camper was destroyed.

Law Enforcement is investigating but early indications are the fires were unintentionally human caused.