Wildfire destroys 24 houses in central Montana town
This photo provided by the Fergus County Sheriff's Office shows a grain elevator burning in the central Montana town of Denton on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. A late-season wildfire pushed by strong winds ripped through the tiny central Montana farming community burning two dozen homes and four grain elevators. About 300 residents were evacuated early Wednesday afternoon and the evacuation orders were lifted Thursday. (Fergus County Sheriff's Office via AP)
HELENA (AP) — A late-season wildfire that came amid unseasonably warm weather and was pushed by strong winds ripped through a tiny central Montana farming town overnight, burning 24 homes and four grain elevators that had stood for more than a century.
Fire crews were putting out hot spots Thursday and officials were assessing the damage done by the fire, which burned 20 square miles (50 square kilometers) of prairie and agricultural land before burning into the town of Denton on Wednesday afternoon...
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