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Mount Rushmore shuts down after South Dakota wildfires force evacuations
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Leroy N. Soetoro
May 1, 2021, 7:19:19 PM5/1/21
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https://nypost.com/2021/03/30/mount-rushmore-shuts-down-after-wildfires-
force-evacuations/
Three “dangerous” wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota have forced
the evacuations of hundreds of homes and the shutdown of the Mount
Rushmore National Memorial, officials said.
A blaze that started in the Nemo area, about 15 miles northwest of Rapid
City, had burned as much as 1.5 square miles and was “still moving” late
Monday, according to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.
“This is a very active and dangerous scene, Law Enforcement requests that
citizens stay out of the area, and use alternate routes,” the sheriff’s
office wrote on Facebook.
Several outbuildings and at least one home were destroyed, officials said.
Gov. Kristi Noem, who traveled to Rapid City to oversee the response, said
the Schroeder Road fire was sparked on private property, adding that
“there have been losses and that is tragic.”
Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom said between 400 and 500 homes had
been evacuated, according to the Rapid City Journal. No injuries have been
reported.
About 250 firefighters were battling the fire on a windy afternoon when
gusts have ranged from around 50 mph to 72 mph, the news outlet reported.
Two other fires were burning southwest of Rapid City, near Keystone, with
one covering about 75 acres and the other 20 acres.
That has caused Mount Rushmore to close through at least Wednesday,
officials said.
With northwesterly winds expected to increase to 25 to 35 mph with gusts
to 45 mph, the National Weather Service in Rapid City extended a red flag
warning through Tuesday for the region, USA Today reported.
With Post wires
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force-evacuations/
Three “dangerous” wildfires in the Black Hills of South Dakota have forced
the evacuations of hundreds of homes and the shutdown of the Mount
Rushmore National Memorial, officials said.
A blaze that started in the Nemo area, about 15 miles northwest of Rapid
City, had burned as much as 1.5 square miles and was “still moving” late
Monday, according to the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.
“This is a very active and dangerous scene, Law Enforcement requests that
citizens stay out of the area, and use alternate routes,” the sheriff’s
office wrote on Facebook.
Several outbuildings and at least one home were destroyed, officials said.
Gov. Kristi Noem, who traveled to Rapid City to oversee the response, said
the Schroeder Road fire was sparked on private property, adding that
“there have been losses and that is tragic.”
Pennington County Sheriff Kevin Thom said between 400 and 500 homes had
been evacuated, according to the Rapid City Journal. No injuries have been
reported.
About 250 firefighters were battling the fire on a windy afternoon when
gusts have ranged from around 50 mph to 72 mph, the news outlet reported.
Two other fires were burning southwest of Rapid City, near Keystone, with
one covering about 75 acres and the other 20 acres.
That has caused Mount Rushmore to close through at least Wednesday,
officials said.
With northwesterly winds expected to increase to 25 to 35 mph with gusts
to 45 mph, the National Weather Service in Rapid City extended a red flag
warning through Tuesday for the region, USA Today reported.
With Post wires
--
"LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
recover with no after effects.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots. Report voter fraud: sf.n...@mail.house.gov
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
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