Firefighters making progress on North Dakota wildfires
The Associated PressMay 3, 2021News
Associated PressFirefighters making progress on North Dakota wildfires
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Firefighters are making progress on two large wildfires burning in western North Dakota, authorities said Sunday.
The Roosevelt Creek Fire in the Little Missouri National Grassland and a fire on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation together have burned nearly 19 square miles of remote terrain. No injuries have been reported.
The Roosevelt Creek Fire on Sunday was 60% contained, up from 10% on Saturday, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The blaze grew from 1,100 acres on Friday to 4,000 acres on Saturday, pushed by wind gusts of 35 mph, The Bismarck Tribune reported.