The Loveridge Fire burned into the Bruneau Dunes State Park, threatening structures and residential buildings near the park. The wildfire has burned more than 40,000 acres. Yuqing Zhu yzhu@mcclatchy.com
The Loveridge Fire burned into the Bruneau Dunes State Park, threatening structures and residential buildings near the park. The wildfire has burned more than 40,000 acres. Yuqing Zhu yzhu@mcclatchy.com

Fires

Loveridge Fire torches 38,645 acres after lightning

By Ruth Brown

rbrown@idahostatesman.com

July 12, 2017 06:30 PM

The Loveridge Fire was officially contained Tuesday evening, but not before it torched 38,645 acres of land in and around the Bruneau Sand Dunes State Park, according to the Bureau of Land Management.

The fire started Monday due to lightning about eight miles southeast of Bruneau. As of Wednesday, the BLM no longer had resources out on scene. The fire was fueled by brush and grass and did not threaten any structures.

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