Fire, Explosion Damage Pierre Home Monday

Fire, Explosion Damage Pierre Home Monday

PIERRE — Fire crews from Pierre and Fort Pierre battled both flame from a house fire and heat from a 96 degree day Monday in Pierre. Pierre Fire Chief Ian Paul says firefighters were called to a home at the corner of North Taylor and Pasque Drive around two pm….

Paul says they rotated through members of both the Pierre and Fort Pierre Fire Departments to keep fresh firefighters in the fight in the mid-90 temperatures…

Paul says the house has extensive damage due to the fire and explosion. Units from the Pierre Police, Hughes County Sheriff and A-M-R Ambulance assisted at the scene. Crews were on scene around two and a half hours.