Fire forces evacuations in busiest area of Glacier park
WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — A wildfire forced evacuations in the most heavily-trafficked area of Glacier National Park on Monday and destroyed an unknown number of structures around Lake McDonald during the height of tourist season.
The National Park Service said the 25-site Sprague Creek campground was being evacuated, a day after the fast-moving fire forced the evacuation of 82 rooms at the historic Lake McDonald Lodge.
A second campground with 87 sites and some private residences also were evacuated, and a portion of the scenic Going-to-the-Sun-Road was closed to traffic.
Park officials said in a statement that structures on the north end of Lake McDonald were lost but did not provide details on the number and type.