BOX ELDER, S.D. – The Box Elder Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of smoke visible in a residential structure at 125 West Gate Rd, Box Elder South Dakota. The call came in just before 1:00 a.m. Thursday morning.
First arriving Firefighters found a free burning fire with a heavy smoke condition, issuing from the single-story residential structure.
Firefighters were able to confine the fire to the structure of origin, holding the fire to a single alarm.
The structure received extensive damage.
No injuries to Firefighters, civilians or domestic animals were reported, 34 Firefighter’s responded.
Agencies Responding:
Pennington County 911, Box Elder Volunteer Fire Department, Box Elder Police Department,
North Haines Volunteer Fire Department, United States Air force 28th Bomb Wing/Ellsworth Air Force Base Fire Department, Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department, New Underwood Volunteer Fire Department, Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department, Pennington County Fire Service, the Rapid City Fire Department Ambulance Service, South Dakota Fire Marshalls Office, Red Cross Serving Central and Western South Dakota, West River Electric and Montana Dakota Utilities,
