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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.