More than 400 South Dakota homes have been evacuated following three separate wildfires that erupted in the Black Hills region on Monday and have so far burned hundreds of acres and destroyed at least one home, authorities said. The Pennington County Sheriff’s Office said that an initial fire started near Schroeder Road in the Nemo area, about 15 miles northwest of Rapid City. The “still moving” fires have so far destroyed several outbuildings and at least one home, the sheriff’s office said, noting that residents evacuated from Westberry Trails and Schroeder Road have since been allowed to return home. Rob Powell, incident commander for the Schroeder Fire, said that by 8:30 p.m., more than 1,900 acres had been burned, and that the Schroeder Fire “is still moving.” The fire is “zero percent contained,” officials said. According to the National Weather Service, as of Monday evening, at least 20 regions had …
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