Rain Gives Firefighters and Residents a Break
From Times Wire Reports
Rain fell over much of western Montana, clearing the sky of smoke and bringing relief to thousands of firefighters trying to control blazes that have blackened more than 400,000 acres.
Some parts of western Montana received more than half an inch of rain from late Friday into early Saturday, the state’s first significant rainfall in a month.
In the Missoula area, which is virtually surrounded by fires, the rain helped clear smoke that had been sending people to hospitals.
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