South Dakota fire kills 1, burns homes

This photo provided by the Bureau of Land Management shows the Drewsey Fire burning northeast of Drewsey, Ore., Friday, July 6, 2007.

[pat from michigan]

i hope that they get the fire under controled soon, my parents live in hot springs.

[shakira from colorado]

My parents are there in Hot Springs too. 27 homes gone, 50 structures total... 1 dead. My thoughts are with his family. No control of the fire in sight... what a day! Over 5 miles burnt and still going. Keith's Park, Cascade Road, Sheps Canyon and even now heading out to old Minnekatah Valley towards Edgemont. This fire is one of the fastest and worst SD has seen.

[Jen from NM]

Does anyone know if there is a list of address that are burned? My mom has been evacuated. I'm sure my uncle is in the evacuation as well.

[Barry]

Shakira,
Let me know if you hear anything. I had a friend in South Carolina tell me about this!

shakira from colorado wrote:

My parents are there in Hot Springs too. 27 homes gone, 50 structures total... 1 dead. My thoughts are with his family. No control of the fire in sight... what a day! Over 5 miles burnt and still going. Keith's Park, Cascade Road, Sheps Canyon and even now heading out to old Minnekatah Valley towards Edgemont. This fire is one of the fastest and worst SD has seen.

[Wally n Gina]

Hey James just want you to know we are thinking of you. We love you and keep in touch.

[Cindy]

I just want people to know that the man that died did not go in after possessions, he went in after his dog.

[Collee]

I just heard about this. My parents live in Sheps Canyon, does any one have any reports?
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[Justin]

I knew the gentleman who died. He was a very good family friend. I still have lot's of friends and family still there. Last I had talked to them the fire was still on the other side of the Seven Sisters out on Cascade road.

[Doug]

I visited Hot Springs several weeks ago on a "Roots" trip. Saw my Grandfathers and Fathers places off Cascade Road. I hope they are still there.

[Collee]

My parents home in Sheps Canyon is still ok, but they and my sisters family did evacuate.

[Carrie From Michigan]

pat from michigan wrote:

i hope that they get the fire under controled soon, my parents live in hot springs.

My parents live in hot springs as well. On 6th Street near the Mueller Center. Yesterday my mom took off from work to help serve lunch to the evacuees and my father said that at 5:00 pm they were going to allow the evacuees to go back out to their homes (some of them anyway) to assess the damage. 37 homes gone at last count, including our dentists.