Boise, Bureau of Land Management firefighters called to blaze near Lucky Peak
Fire crews are fighting a blaze that broke out near Lucky Peak just east of Boise on Wednesday morning.
According to tweets from the Bureau of Land Management in Idaho, the fire is has consumed around 30 acres and active flames have been knocked down.
BLM fire crews, as well as members of the Boise Fire Department, are at the scene. A cause of the fire was not known as of Wednesday morning.
A video posted by fire officials on Twitter showed one helicopter dropping water on the fire. According to Idahofireinfo.com, the fire was first discovered just after 6 a.m.
BLM officials tweeted that they estimate the fire will be contained at around 4 p.m. and will be under control by about 8 p.m. Wednesday.
This blaze, dubbed the Nursery Fire, is the latest to break out in Idaho.
Over 83,000 acres have burned in the Payette National Forest in the Woodhead Fire. As of Tuesday, 38% of that blaze was controlled, and nearly 300 people are at the scene of the fire.
Flames in the Sawtooth National Forest forced the closure of Idaho Highway 21 on Tuesday. The Trap Fire caused the road to close for a 7-mile stretch between Grandjean Road and Cape Horn Road, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
The road remained closed as of Wednesday morning, and the fire has burned at least 350 acres.
Wildfires have burned thousands of acres across the West, leaving many without homes and producing poor air quality for many states.
This story was originally published September 16, 2020 at 10:10 AM.
