Update 12:40 p.m. from Great Plains Fire District in South Dakota
- A Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) flew the fire to provide an accurate fire perimeter and updated acreage. The current size is 964 acres.
- The southern portion of the fire is now in mop up and patrol status. Firefighters continue to extinguish hot spots to secure fireline.
- A small burnout operation took place in the northern and western portions of the fire to continue to secure fireline. The winds continue to come out of the south/south east and challenge firefighters. Fire managers continue to shift resources around appropriately to work to secure line. A Type 1 helicopter continues to work hot spots on the western portion of the fire.
- Containment has increased to 25%.
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A grass fire north of Rapid City is growing in size and prompting officials to warn additional residents they may need to evacuate.
Abnormally high temperatures, gusty winds and extremely dry conditions fueled a fire that began Monday afternoon.
By Monday evening, the fire torched between 250 and 300 acres and the burn is uncontained.
Rapid City police helped evacuate the Marvel Mountain neighborhood earlier Monday and helped divert traffic around road closures.
An unknown number of residents were evacuated.
It’s not known what ignited the fired and so far, no structures have been damaged.