A fire in Hot Springs, South Dakota today burned two to three acres on the northwest side of town near the State Veterans Home. It was a chilly day with temperatures in the 40s, but the wind measured at the Elk Mountain Weather station north of town was out of the northwest at 13 mph gusting to 28. In spite of the wind firefighters stopped the fire, which was named Water Tower, before it reached structures. Participating departments included Hot Springs, Minnekahta, Veterans Administration, State of South Dakota, and the U.S. Forest Service.
