At least three homes were damaged and dozens more evacuated as a wind-whipped grassfire northwest of Idaho’s capital city expanded to thousands of acres and threatened rural subdivisions.
No injuries were reported Wednesday.
Firefighting planes and helicopters, along with about 50 fire trucks, engines and water tenders have been dispatched to the site about 15 miles northwest of Boise.
More than 300 firefighters from multiple agencies, including four hand crews from the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service, combined to fight the blaze.
The fire began burning as an electrical storm moved through the area north of the town of Eagle, near State Highway 16.
Mallory Eils, a BLM spokeswoman, says lightning is the likely culprit. (AP)
