RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - A forest fire in southwest South Dakota
in which one firefighter died and another four were injured has
been fully contained.
The Coal Canyon Fire was sparked by lightning on Aug. 11 and was
fully contained Wednesday. Fire management officials say it burned
about 5,200 acres, or about eight square miles.
Hundreds of firefighters fought the blaze. Twenty-three-year-old
Trampus Haskvitz of Hot Springs died in the effort. He was buried
on Tuesday.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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