Fire burning south of Kuna ‘knocked down’ late Tuesday

A fire burned about 30 acres in the Kuna Butte area late Tuesday night. “It’s all been knocked down,” Boise BLM Fire spokesman Jared Jablonski told the Statesman at about 10:15 p.m.

He said he expected firefighters from the BLM, Kuna and other local agencies to have the fire contained and controlled Wednesday.

Kuna Fire Chief Phil Roberts told KBOI-Channel 2 that the fire came within a mile of structures in the area. Wind gusts made fighting the blaze challenging.

The fire was reported at 8:18 p.m., according to the Pulse Point app. The location listed was 2401 Kuna Mora Road.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

This story was originally published October 8, 2019 at 10:55 PM.