3:21 PM UPDATE:
BOX ELDER, S.D. — Local hearth companies are tackling a fast-moving grassfire about seven miles northeast of Ellsworth Air Force Base.
Meade County Emergency Management and Pennington County Fire are on scene assessing the state of affairs.
NewsCenter1 reporter Darsha Nelson is on the scene relaying info from these officers.
Fire is estimated at 828 acres at roughly 60% containment.
Structures had been threatened, however that menace has been mitigated.
“We do have some constructions that had been threatened; that has been mitigated,” says Pennington County Fire Administrator Jerome Harvey. “We do have some residential areas on the southeast edge of the fireplace, however that has been mitigated. The ahead progress of the fireplace has been stopped.”
The hearth remains to be beneath investigation.
We will present particulars as quickly as they develop into accessible.
According to Pennington County Fire Administrator Jerome Harvey, the fireplace north of Elk Creek Rd. is 828 acres and roughly 60% contained. Structures had been threatened however that menace has now been mitigated. No trigger but. No accidents reported. @NewsCenter1 pic.twitter.com/owWz29kFpB
— Darsha Nelson (@darsha_tv) July 20, 2022
New wildfire roughly 5-10 miles NE of Box Elder @NewsCenter1 @BrantBeckmanwx pic.twitter.com/Cx7EGWphHU
— Joey Kragness (@joey_kragness) July 20, 2022
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