SPEARFISH, S.D. – Fire crews in the Spearfish area are battling a fire in the Lookout Mountain area.

Watch Duty listed the Lookout Fire just south of Cactus Place, right off I-90.

The fire was reported just after 3:00 p.m. Monday and is listed at 40 acres.

Witnesses on scene say the fire is moving very fast to the south/southeast. There are homes in the vicinity of the fire, and Lawrence County Emergency Management issued the following evacuation notice:

Please evacuate the immediate area of Lookout Mountain, Kerwin Rd, Lookout Vista rd and surrounding areas – Per a wireless emergency alert from Lawrence County Emergency Management.

Aircraft have been seen helping fire crews on the ground battling the fire.

This is a breaking story and we will provide updates as we receive them.

View of the fire from the SD511 web camera at I90: