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Fire near Arlee burning at 10 acres

Posted at 3:56 PM, Aug 30, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-30 20:59:54-04

ARLEE — The Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribe's Fire Division is a reporting a fire four miles away from Arlee near Finley Lakes that started Sunday afternoon.

C.T. Camel, CSKT's Fire Information Officer, stated that the fire is currently burning 10 acres.

The CSKT Fire Division has two helicopters, four single engine air tankers and 20 personnel working on this fire.

Camel says that they suspect the fire was person caused.

The fire is under investigation.