Oil Creek Fire - Contained - KOTA Territory News

Oil Creek Fire - Contained

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The Oil Creek Fire, burning near Newcastle, Wyoming, is now 100 percent contained.  As of Monday night at 5:00 p.m. the Weston County Sheriff lifted the restrictions on all roads inside the fire line.

According to a news release from Incident Commander Patrick Halford, good progress was made Monday.  The fire did receive some rain and with it came lightning. Crews responded to a re-start on the Northeast section of the fire but were able to put it out.

Mop-up and fire patrols continued Tuesday.

The estimated size of the fire is 62,318 acres of BLM, state and private land.

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