Crews evacuating parts of Rapid City, South Dakota due to spreading brush fire
Channel: Siri News
Date: 2021-03-29

Officials in Rapid City, South Dakota are evacuating parts of the city after a brush fire and high winds threatened some areas.
According to the city of Rapid City, the fire originated on the west side of the city at Nemo Road.
In a tweet, law enforcement urged people to stay away from the area and use alternate routes.
Emergency crews evacuated homes and businesses in the area.
Sunday evening, Rapid City Fire crews responded to another grass fire in the area of Bunker Drive, but it was stopped at one acre. Officials said it was human caused. It did not threaten any structures.
Burn restrictions were in place across South Dakota and in parts of Minnesota Monday as warm, dry weather spread through the region. The state said it would not issue burning permits in dozens of counties during the restriction.
"Wildfire danger is especially high in April and May because we have dry conditions with no snow protection," DNR fire prevention supervisor Casey McCoy said in a release. "Once the landscape ‘greens up’ fire danger goes down—but until then, restrictions reduce the potential for wildfires."
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