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)
August 12, 2021
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Wildfire bears down on Montana towns as West burns
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.