Cindy Wagner, left, Katie Brown and Bridgett Haskins, all of Libby, photograph the West Fork fire from a pullout along Highway 2 a few miles east of Libby Sunday evening. (John Blodgett/The Western News)
September 12, 2017
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September 12, 2017 4 a.m.
WEST FORK AND MOOSE PEAK FIRES Relief after weekend winds milder than expected, yet cause for caution remains Firefighting resources still sought as both fires continue to grow
As wildfire smoke continued to dissipate from Libby skies Monday, a sense of relief filled the air in its place after worst-case-scenario, fire-fanning winds failed to materialize over the weekend.