Gravel Pit Fire photo gallery
Firefighters from the Rocky Mountain Fire Company begin their trek to build fire lines Wednesday morning at the Gravel Pit Fire off U.S. 2 near Silver Butte Road in Lincoln County. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Rocky Mountain Fire Company's Bailey Gable runs a chain saw Wednesday morning while creating a line around the Gravel Pit Fire off U.S. 2 near Silver Butte Road in Lincoln County. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Fire crews began to battle the Gravel Pit Fire off U.S. 2 near Silver Butte Road Tuesday evening in Lincoln County. (Photo courtesy Suzanne Loudan)
Rocky Mountain Fire Company squad leader Mathias Gross gives instructions Wednesday morning at the Gravel Pit Fire off U.S. 2 near Silver Butte Road in Lincoln County. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Flames and ash from the Gravel Pit Fire Wednesday morning off U.S. 2 near Silver Butte Road in Lincoln County. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Rocky Mountain Fire Company's Jacob Marshall clears brush while building fire lines Wednesday morning with his crew members at the Gravel Pit Fire off U.S. 2 near Silver Butte Road in Lincoln County. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Firefighters from the Rocky Mountain Fire Company begin their trek to build fire lines Wednesday morning at the Gravel Pit Fire off U.S. 2 near Silver Butte Road in Lincoln County. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Firefighters from the Rocky Mountain Fire Company begin their trek to build fire lines Wednesday morning at the Gravel Pit Fire off U.S. 2 near Silver Butte Road in Lincoln County. (Scott Shindledecker/The Western News)
Firefighters continued to fight the Gravel Pit Fire east of Libby.
A man has been arrested and accused of arson in the blaze that began Tuesday evening near Silver Butte Road.
