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Local, federal crews prevent pile fire from destroying local homes

by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
The Western News | April 5, 2024 7:00 AM

Recent rains notwithstanding, the dry conditions of the many places in northwest Montana were on display Tuesday afternoon on Yellowtail Rpad in Em Kayan Village north of Libby.

An older man who spoke to The Western News had picked up his burn permit on Monday and prepared to burn a pile of debris that was about two years old.

“The fire was almost out, but then the wind kicked up and gave it life,” he said. “I was gonna get on my old tractor and put it out, but it spread to an old boat and then it got going some more.”

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