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West Fork Fire prompts more evacuations near Libby |
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September 5, 2017 |
The West Fork Fire just seven miles northwest of
Libby is growing quickly. The fire started last
week and is now burning about 1,600 acres.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office on Monday
afternoon updated the areas listed under a
mandatory evacuation order:
* 17 Mile Community of Pipe Creek Road
* Upper Bobtail Road, north of and including Hutton Drive, along with
Milton Drive, Bobtail Lane, Verna Court
* Quartz Mountain Road
The following pre-evacuation warnings are also
in place:
* Bobtail Road from Kootenai River Road to below Hutton Drive
* Bobtail Cutoff Road
* Winter Road
* Whitetail Road
* Indian Pipe Road
* Bull Creek Road
* Burrell Drive
* Kootenai River Road, from Quartz Mountain Road to the end of Kootenai
River Road (Bighorn Terrace).
* North side of Kootenai River Road from North Central Road to Quartz
Mountain Road
* Pipe Creek Road from Forest Way and north
* Forest Way
* Lodge Pole Way
* Doak Creek Road
* Blue Mountain Lookout Road
* Creekside Road
* Timber Lane
Residents under pre-evacuation warning should be
prepared to leave at a moment’s notice.
Pipe Creek Road is also closed from the 12 mile
marker to the summit. |
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