Grass fire shuts down South Dakota highway for 5 hours

RELIANCE, S.D. (AP) - A weekend grass fire in Lyman County shut down a South Dakota highway for five hours.

Authorities believe a spark from a car fire caused the Saturday afternoon blaze near Reliance. It burned an estimated 784 acres, or a little more than a square mile.

County Sheriff and Emergency Manager Steve Manger tells The Daily Republic (https://bit.ly/2fuOsVf ) that no one was hurt, and fire crews with the help of area farmers were able to contain the blaze before it reached any buildings. However, a 3-mile stretch of South Dakota Highway 47 was shut down for five hours after the fire jumped the roadway.

More than 50 firefighters from seven fire departments responded.

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Information from: The Daily Republic, https://www.mitchellrepublic.com