Sturgis fire crews battling rubble site fire Sunday

STURGIS, S.D. – Sturgis fire crews were spending their Sunday battling a stubborn rubble fire at the city of Sturgis rubble site.

Crews were paged to the site at approximately 5:43 Sunday morning and they arrived to find smoke and flame in a pile of rubble.

Fire officials say there is lots of smoke but they have kept the fire from spreading to anywhere other than the rubble pile.

Sturgis Public Works Director Rick Bush says “thank you to the Sturgis Volunteer Fire Department and city crews who are actively working on the scene. The fire is contained and at this time is not a threat. However, you may continue to see smoke throughout the remainder of the day as these types of fires are very difficult to completely extinguish.”