Firth residents asked to evacuate as precaution due to Lavaside Fire. Rural home catches fire.
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The Bingham County Sheriff’s Office has asked the entire community of Firth to evacuate as a precautionary measure due to the proximity of the Lavaside Fire.
Sheriff Craig Rowland confirmed that one house along 700 North in Bingham County had its roof catch on fire. It’s not clear what the current condition of the home is.
Previously, Rowland ordered evacuations on 700 North just off U.S. Highway 91 at around 2 p.m. Thursday, Rowland said. A request not an order was made for the entire community around 4 p.m.
UPDATE: Lavaside Fire reaches nearly 1,200 acres. Homes remain threatened.
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LATEST UPDATE (8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22)
FIRTH The Lavaside Fire has grown to 1,192 acres since it started Wednesday afternoon near Hell’s Half Acre west of Firth.
The majority of the growth happened Thursday as a result of high winds, which fanned the flames from 200 acres to well over 1,000 acres by the evening.
As of 8:30 p.m., homes near 700 North in Firth remained threatened, and fire crews were working diligently to protect them. Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland has confirmed that at least one rural home has been damaged by the fire.
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