The Lodgepole Complex Fire burning in Eastern Montana has reached 250,000 acres, making it the largest wildfire currently burning in the United States.
According to the Montana Bureau of Land Management, the fire has destroyed 16 homes, while over 600 firefighters have managed to contain it by 20 percent.
Firefighters from Colorado’s Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue joined the efforts to contain the fire with back-burning, as shown in this video. Credit: Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue via Storyful