Intelligence officials have warned lawmakers that Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get reelected, according to three officials familiar with the closed-door briefing.

The officials asked for anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence. They said Thursday that the briefing last week focused on Russia’s efforts to influence the 2020 election and sow discord in the American electorate.

A senior administration official told The Associated Press that the news infuriated Trump, who complained that Democrats would use the information against him.

Moscow has denied any meddling.

Firefighters battling a stubborn fire that has been burning for days at a metal recycling plant in a small Minnesota community have got the blaze under control, police said Thursday.

The fire at the Northern Metals plant in Becker has been belching noxious, billowing smoke since it began Tuesday morning. Becker Police Chief Brent Baloun said the cause of the fire remains unknown.

Firefighting crews used heavy equipment to separate a portion of a burning stack of vehicles in hopes that the blaze would eventually die out. The strategy was intended to protect nearby buildings.

Over 100 fire departments responded to help back up local firefighters’ need for water supply, Assistant Becker Fire Chief Tom Wark, the incident commander, told reporters Thursday.

Residents have not been asked to evacuate, but should stay away from the immediate area of the fire, police said.

Annie Terry can be reached at terr2351@stthomas.edu