Grass fire near Rapid City uncontained, growing in size
October 5, 2021 9:06AM CDT
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 was not contained.
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.
October 5, 2021
