Wildfire bears down on Montana towns as West burns
Rowdy Alexander watches from atop his horse as a hillside burns on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, Wednesday, Aug 11, 2021, near Lame Deer, Mont. The Richard Spring fire was threatening hundreds of homes as it burned across the reservation. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
An aircraft drops fire retardant to slow the spread of the Richard Spring fire, east of Lame Deer, Mont., Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. The fire spread quickly Wednesday as strong winds pushed the flames across rough, forested terrain. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
People are seen on the street as a wildfire approaches the town, Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, in Ashland, Mont. The Richard Spring Fire was threatening hundreds of homes in Ashland and on the nearby Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation. (Mike Clark/The Billings Gazette via AP)
LAME DEER, Mont. (AP) — A wildfire bore down on rural southeastern Montana towns Thursday as continuing hot, dry weather throughout the West drove flames through more than a dozen states....
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