50 vehicles and multiple buildings up in flames in Fort Hall blaze

FORT HALL, Idaho (KIFI) – A 10-acre fire consumed multiple structures and charred 50 vehicles on the Fort Hall Reservation along Hawthorne Road.

The blaze ignited between Cemetery and Edmo Road, reports Incident Commander Deputy Chief Lawrence Wadsworth.

The fire spread quickly in a grass field, damaging two single-wide trailer homes, two pole barns, and 10 to 20 pieces of miscellaneous farm equipment and tractors, in addition to the cars and trucks.

According to a news release by the Shoshone-Bannock tribe, the trailer homes did not appear to be occupied.

Several agencies assisted in fighting the flames, including North Bannock Fire, Chubbuck Fire, Pocatello Fire, Blackfoot Fire and the U.S. Wildland Fire Service.

The flames have been extinguished, though crews continue to check on hot spots.

The fire was reported to have started in a haystack, but its cause is unknown and is being investigated.

Residents are asked to avoid the area and allow emergency personnel to safely complete their work.