After a wildland fire in Natrona County yesterday that left one family displaced, the Natrona County Fire District has determined that the cause of the fire was due to an 'accidental unattended burn barrel.'
"Deputies have began evacuating residents as of 12:00 p.m. Please avoid the area of Natrona Road and Pine Mountain at this time," said Kiera Grogan with the Natrona County Sheriff's Office.
The Natrona County Fire District recently announced that they were called to Independence Rock to perform a rope rescue of a woman who got stuck on the edge.
The Natrona County Fire District, as well as the Natrona County Sheriff's Office recently performed a water rescue of a woman who was separated from her kayak in the North Platte River.
Two firefighting agencies in Natrona County have issued a joint statement regarding last week's fire that gutted an apartment complex that was under construction.
According to the statement, released by the Mills Fire Department and Natrona County Fire District, crews were dispatched to the scene at Poison Spider Road and Falcon Avenue after several callers reported the building was on the fire...
"Multiple agencies are actively investigating this incident," the release noted. "We will need time and patience from the public during this investigation, as we figure out what started this fire. We will update you with more information on findings as it becomes available. This was a very complex incident with a lot of dynamic factors affecting the situation."