Wildfire burns more than 300 acres burned at Indiana Dunes
Regional News
Sunday, April 4, 2021 11:52 AM EST
By The Associated Press, AP
GARY, Ind. (AP) — A wildfire has burned more than 300 acres at Indiana Dunes National Park in the northwestern part of the state. Park officials say the National Park Service was notified of the wildfire Friday while working on a prescribed fire. The wildfire took place in Gary in Miller Woods and was contained Saturday evening. National park spokesman Micah Bell says there were no reports of injuries or private property damage. Park officials released a satellite photo showing smoke from the wildfire extending 80 miles north onto Lake Michigan. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.