Destroyed Home Smolders as Firefighters Battle ‘Active’ Schroeder Grass Fire

At least one home and two barns were destroyed by the Schroeder grass fire west of Rapid City, South Dakota, by Tuesday, March 30, officials said. Officials said there was an “intense structure fire” overnight Monday into Tuesday, resulting in the loss of one home on Blue Sky Road. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office said it was expecting road and neighborhood closures to extend into Tuesday night. Footage shared on Facebook shows damage caused to a home in Rapid City. As of Tuesday morning, the fire was zero percent contained, but officials had not issued any new evacuation orders. “There is still active fire burning,” the sheriff’s office said on Facebook. Credit: Pennington County Sheriff’s Office via Storyful

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