Evacuations Ordered for North Dakota Town Threatened by Wildfire
A wildfire burns near Medora, North Dakota, on Thursday, April 1, 2021. (U.S. Forest Service-Dakota Prairie Grasslands via Facebook ) At a Glance The fire threatened the town of Medora.The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings.Gov. Doug Burgum declared a statewide fire emergency. A town in western North Dakota was ordered to evacuate Thursday night as a wildfire fueled by dry, windy conditions swept through a cemetery and threatened a historic amphitheater. Police went door to door alerting the...