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Published May 17, 2012, 12:00 AM

Photo Gallery: Thursday's fire near Ely


A helicopter drops water on a hotspot Thursday. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com

  • A helicopter drops water on a hotspot Thursday. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • One of the helicopters used to fight Thursday’s fire. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Firefighters staged near the fire in case they were needed. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Law enforcement officers closed off Minnesota Highway 1 at White Street. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Firefighting equipment moves into the smoke on Minnesota Highway 1 on Thursday near Ely. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
  • A water bomber used to fight Thursday’s fire. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Theresa Jankovec, right, reacts to news reports about Thursday's fire relayed through Stacy Skorczewski, left. Jankovec's home was in the fire zone. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Two helicopter fighting Thursday fire fly past each other, taking turns filling their buckets with water. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • Thursday’s fire near Ely drew spectators to a hilltop vantage point in the town’s cemetery. Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com
  • A CL-215 firefighting aircraft drops a load of water on a fire line on the edge of Ely on Thursday, May 17, 2012. The fire is thought to have started after a vehicle drove over a downed power line about a mile south of town. High winds quickly propelled the fire towards the city limits prompting evacuations of the southern areas of the community. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • A firefighting aircraft drops a load of fire retardant while fighting a wildfire about a mile south of Ely, Minn. Thursday May 15, 2012. The fire grew a such a rapid rate that officals evacuated southern areas of the city of Ely. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • An aerial view of the wildfire that started south of Ely Thursday afternoon. The fire was likely started by downed powerlines and grew at such a rapid rate that it threatened the community of Ely prompting evacuations of the southern areas of the city. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • An aerial view of the wildfire that started south of Ely Thursday afternoon. The fire was likely started by downed powerlines and grew at such a rapid rate that it threatened the community of Ely prompting evacuations of the southern areas of the city. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • Firefighting crews work to protect structures along Minnesota Highway 1 south of Ely Thursday afternoon from a quickly moving wildfire. The fire grew rapidly due to high winds and prompted evacuations in the city of Ely. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • A CL-215 firefighting aircraft drops a load of water on a fire line near the city of Ely, Minn. Thursday May 15, 2012 The fire is thought to have started after a vehicle drove over a downed power line about a mile south of town. High winds quickly propelled the fire towards the city limits prompting evacuations of the southern areas of the community. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
  • The remains of a small building burn (upper left) as a wildfire moves through an area south of Ely Thursday afternoon. This is the only structure thought to be lost to a rapidly moving fire that threatened the community of Ely. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)