Cause of last week's 145-acre wildfire east of railroad tracks is still under investigation
A helicopter drops water on the northern end of the Fish Lake fire last Wednesday afternoon.
Quick response by local emergency personnel helped contain a fast-moving wildfire that broke out last Wednesday afternoon east of Fish Lake, threatening several homes in forested land southeast of Marshall.
The fire started about 2:30 p.m. just east of a stretch of Burlington Northern Santa Fe railroad tracks between Fish Lake and Queen Lucas Lake, Spokane County Fire District 3 Fire Chief Bruce Holloway said. It spread north rapidly, but was eventually slowed by fire crews assisted by helicopters dropping water scooped out of Queen Lucas Lake along with a plane dropping fire retardant.
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