WE BEGIN WITH A NEW FIRE IN
CENTRAL MONTANA.
FIREFIGHTERS ARE CHASING DOWN
THE FIRE THAT HAS QUICKLY
SPREAD TO AN ESTIMATED 100
ACRES...
THE HORSEFLY FIRE IS BURNING
JUST ONE TO TWO MILES
NORTHWEST OF THE BLACK DIAMOND
FIRE...
NEAR FLESCHER-PASS ROAD AND
SOUTH OF HIGHWAY-200.
IT WAS REPORTED AT ABOUT 1:30
THIS AFTERNOON..
RESOURCES QUICKLY MADE THEIR
WAY TO THE FIRE AND THE LEWIS
AND CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF’S
OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED.
WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION
ON THE FIRE ONLINE AS IT
BECOMES AVAILABLE.
THE BLACK DIAMOND FIRE HAS
BURNED ABOUT 36 ACRES.
HERE IS THE LATEST ON SOME OF
THE OTHER MAJOR FIRES BURNING
ACROSS THE MONTANA.
THE NORTH HILLS FIRE, NORTH OF
HELENA AND EAST OF
INTERSTATE-90 IS NOW *90
PERCENT CONTAINED...
IT BURNED JUST OVER 5-THOUSAND
ACRES,,,
THE NEVADA CREEK FIRE... SOUTH
WEST OF THE BLACK DIAMOND AND
HORSEFLY FIRES...HAS BURNED 55
ACRES.
AND THE RIDGE-TOP FIRE IN
’PETROLEUM COUNTY’ IS NOW
50-PERCENT CONTAINED... IT HAS
BURNED JUST OVER 11-THOUSAND
AC
