Westberry Fire 95 percent contained - KOTA Territory News

Westberry Fire 95 percent contained

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The Westberry Fire is now 95% contained.

Firefighters will remain on scene overnight and continue to reinforce the fire line and mop up the estimated 10 acre fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The fire is located between West Highway 44 and Nemo Road, west of the Westberry Trails subdivision outside of Rapid City.  The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Structure protection was in place Tuesday night on 4-5 structures. There were no evacuations and Wednesday morning the structure protection was released.

"There have been no injuries, no accidents, and no structures lost," said Chris Blair, Acting State Duty Officer. "Crews will begin mop-up operations today."

Mop up involves fire fighters patrolling the control lines and watching for smokes that need to be extinguished. Each day they will work further into the interior of the fire putting out stumps or other ground litter that may still be burning.

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