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🇺🇸 Kansas
Illinois Creek Fire
Discovered Apr 9, 2022 · Rocky Mountain
🕐 Started …
Acres Burned
1,500
Containment
100%
Location
Kansas
Discovered
Apr 9, 2022
Structures
—
Casualties
—
Containment progress
100%
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Apr 9, 2022
Fire ignites
— Illinois Creek discovered.
Final
100% contained
at 1,500 acres. Recovery operations begin.
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