A discarded cigarette and an unattended camp fire might have sparked two of the wildfires that have burned thousands of acres in northern Minnesota this week.

St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay joins FOX 9’s All Day with the latest information and potential causes of the three uncontained wildfires burning in northern Minnesota.

Three wildfires are burning in northern Minnesota. They are not contained and have spanned more than 20,000 acres. Here's the latest, as of 1 p.m. Tuesday.