GRASSY BUTTE, N.D. (AP) - A wildfire in the Little Missouri National Grassland in western North Dakota has grown from 5 square miles to 8 square miles.
The 5,100-acre blaze broke out over the weekend. The U.S. Forest Service and local fire departments on Monday morning had it about 15 percent contained. The cause wasn't immediately determined.
The fire is in a rural area and no homes are threatened. It is impacting the popular Maah Daah Hey Trail system, however. The trail is closed between the Bennett and Elkhorn campgrounds.
The White Tail and Magpie campgrounds also are closed, and the airspace over the fire is closed to planes and helicopters not involved in the firefighting effort.
The U.S. Drought Monitor Map shows that the fire is in an area impacted by severe drought.