The fire broke out around 4:30 p.m. Monday. The fire burned primarily in cattails and marsh grass, the DNR said.

The roughly 750-acre wildfire that incinerated parts of the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area in Green Lake County has officially been 100% contained. According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR),

GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — A 700-800-acre wildfire in Green Lake County is 100% contained, the DNR confirms. The Big Island Fire broke out in the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area around 4:15 p.m. Monday.