Fire burning near Royal City
Jun. 9—ROYAL CITY — Grant County Fire District 10, state, federal and other local firefighters are battling a blaze about 14 miles northwest of Royal City as of 6:30 p.m. Monday.
The Road R Fire had burned more than 200 acres near the intersection of Beverly Burke Road and Road 11 Southwest Monday evening, said Kyle Foreman, public information officer for the Grant County Sheriff's Office.
The fire is burning in timothy hay and sagebrush, Foreman said. There is no threat to the public and no evacuation.
While it's burning near State Route 26, there were no road closures as of 6:30 p.m. Foreman said the fire is being managed.
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