Fire Crews Encircle 11,000-Acre Blaze
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Fires in much of the West have been brought under control, while air and ground crews surrounded a Montana blaze that flared to thousands of acres in a few hours. Planes and helicopters dumped fire retardant over the 11,000-acre fire in Montana’s Custer National Forest. Cooler weather calmed the fire, but rising winds threatened to send it on another rampage.
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