Knowles Fire near Paradise expands to more than 1,800 acres
The Knowles Fire burning near Paradise in Sanders County as seen from Montana 200 on Aug. 19. (Courtesy photo)
The Knowles Fire near Paradise in Sanders County expanded to more than 1,800 acres by Thursday morning.
The wildfire is burning in steep, rocky terrain in the Knowles Creek drainage and the ridges above Knowles Creek, officials said in an Aug. 21 update. Crews were working to build direct and secondary indirect firelines to prevent it from reaching homes and timberland as well as block it from spreading along the Montana 200 corridor.
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