The Associated Press
MIO, Mich. — A wildfire had charred about 3,500 acres of forest Monday morning and forced residents to evacuate homes in the area.
The fire began Sunday afternoon in the northern Lower Peninsula, said Catherine Salm, spokeswoman for the Huron-Manistee National Forest.
Most of the affected land was within the national forest, although some was privately owned and an unknown number of homes were evacuated.
“A lot of houses are intermingled with the forested areas, which is what makes this fire particularly dangerous,” Salm said.
No injuries were reported, and it wasn’t immediately clear if any buildings had been lost, Salm said.
The blaze was about 60 percent contained by midmorning Monday, but firefighters were concerned about a forecast of high wind later in the day.