Investigator says source of Black Hills blaze a burn pile
South Dakota Wildland Fire redacted the name of the person whose slash pile is targeted by a 60-page report issued by a Colorado investigator as the start of the late-March blaze that forced Rapid City residents from their homes. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | ×
Emergency responders have been battling the Schroeder wildfire in the Black Hills since Monday. The fire, which has expanded to encompass 1,900 acres, has forced evacuations, road closures and structure damage to a number of homes and buildings. (Pennington County Sheriff s Office Facebook Photo)
PIERRE, S.D. The 2,250-acre fire that burned on Rapid City s doorstep last month and forced 500 persons from their homes likely started from embers in a landowner s burn pile of fallen timber thought to have been extinguished days earlier says a Colorado investigator s report.
State, local officials complete Schroeder Fire investigation; No charges to be filed in criminal court
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Investigator says source of Black Hills blaze a burn pile
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