Large grass fire in Sioux County prompts highway closure

Grass fire in Sioux County, N.D. Courtesy: Jessica Werner(KFYR-TV)
Published: Aug. 21, 2022 at 3:00 PM CDT

SIOUX COUNTY, N.D. (KFYR) - UPDATE 11:27 P.M. SUNDAY: More than 1,000 acres has burned in a large grass fire in rural Sioux County.

According to Sioux County Sheriff Michael Crow Feather, Highway 31 was closed from McIntosh, S.D. to mile marker nine.

Several fire departments from North and South Dakota were on scene. Ranchers had to move their live stock to keep them safe.

There are no evacuations or injures reported at this time.

Grass fire in Sioux County, N.D. Courtesy: Jessica Werner(KFYR-TV)