HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) - Mandatory evacuations have been lifted in southwestern South Dakota where a grass and timber fire is burning.
Fall River County Emergency Management officials say people who decide to return to their homes should keep their bags packed because they may be asked to evacuate again due to the erratic nature of the blaze. The Grain Plains Fire Dispatch says the number of people who left their homes was not known.
Great Plains said Monday afternoon the fire near Hot Springs has grown to 560 acres and is 40 percent contained. The Rapid City Journal says firefighters working with cooler temperatures and higher humidity continue to build containment lines using dozers, hand crews and engines.
The fire started just off state Highway 18 Saturday afternoon. No injuries have been reported and no structures burned.
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