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No Homes Or Structures Lost In Lolo Peak Fire Friday Night

The east side of the Lolo Peak Fire, via a map generated by an infrared flight early Saturday morning
Eric Whitney
The east side of the Lolo Peak Fire, via a map generated by an infrared flight early Saturday morning

Fire Information Officer Bill Queen says the Lolo Peak Fire only jumped the primary containment line in one place last night, in the Maple Creek drainage. But he says no additional homes or structures were lost last night. The fire grew by about 9,000 acres last night, and it's total size is now 27,906 acres. 

We will update this post with additional information as it becomes available. 

Here's today's daily briefing from the Lolo Peak Fire:

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Eric Whitney is NPR's Mountain West/Great Plains Bureau Chief, and was the former news director for Montana Public Radio.