Lightning storms trigger local range fires

Smoke from the Syrup Fire rises above the land eight miles north of Mountain Home as crews work to contain the blaze.

Photo courtesy of the Idaho Bureau of Land Management

Lightning from thunderstorm storms soaring across southern Idaho during the Labor Day weekend triggered multiple range fires across the state, including five located north and south of Mountain Home.

Reports received from the Idaho Bureau of Land Management indicated these fires scorched more than 10,500 acres of range land as crews worked to contain each of these blazes early last week.

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