Sveral fires continued burning Saturday in the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest northeast of Helena in a cluster of blazes U.S. Forest officials are calling the Divide Complex Fire. The fires were reported Thursday afternoon and are 0 percent contained as of noon Saturday. The cost so far is $1.2 million, U.S. Forest officials said. The cause of the fires has not been determined.
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Roads were closed over the weekend near the Wolf Creek fire over the weekend. Both the northbound and southbound lanes on I-15 were closed between Wolf Creek and a few miles north of Craig. US-287 was also closed north of I-15. Evacuations have been lifted on Craig River Road and all residents were able to return to their homes Sunday.
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