BLACK HAWK, S.D. —A structure fire in Black Hawk overnight resulted in significant damage.
According to the Black Hawk Fire Department Facebook page, fire crews were dispatched to the 4000 block of East Elmwood Court around midnight for a report of a structure fire.
Firefighters that arrived on scene first found a free burning fire with a heavy smoke condition in a structure which immediately struck a second alarm. The firefighters were able to confine the fire to the original building, which received moderate to extensive damage.
No injuries to civilians or firefighters was reported. One domestic animal remains missing at this time.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.
The agencies that responded to the fire include:
Pennington County 911, Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department, Black Hawk Fire Corp, Piedmont Fire and Ambulance Service, North Haines Volunteer Fire Department, Rapid City Fire Department & Ambulance Service, Box Elder Volunteer Fire Department, Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Doty Volunteer Fire Department, Whispering Pines Volunteer Fire Department, Meade County Sheriff’s Office, Summerset Police Department, Ellsworth Airforce Base Fire Department, Meade County Emergency Management, South Dakota State Fire Marshall’s office, Black Hills Energy and the Red Cross Serving Central and Western South Dakota.
