A 27-year-old Duluth resident has been charged with starting a massive wildfire in May that destroyed more than 150 structures — including many homes and cabins — by allegedly leaving a campfire unattended.

John Parker Wilson was charged with a misdemeanor by the St. Louis County Attorney’s Office for allegedly failing to extinguish a fire on May 11.

That fire quickly spread and grew out of control. As it burned, authorities named it the Camp House Fire after a road near where it started. The blaze eventually scorched more than 12,000 acres near Brimson, Minn., destroying dozens of residences and forcing the evacuation of hundreds of area residents.

Details in the citation are scarce. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, which investigated the case, said in a statement that th

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