DULUTH — A man has accepted responsibility for starting the destructive Camp House Fire, which burned thousands of acres near Brimson earlier this year.

Parker John Wilson, 27, of Duluth, pleaded guilty this week to a misdemeanor count of failure to extinguish a fire, paying a total of $190 in fines and fees to resolve his criminal case without appearing in court.

The fire, which started May 11, burned over 12,000 acres and destroyed more than 150 structures before it was fully contained a month later, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Wilson was issued the citation on Sept. 5, but the details of the investigation and his involvement remain scarce. The DNR and St. Louis County Attorney’s Office did confirm it stemmed from the Camp House Fire.

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