NISLAND, S.D. – Butte County fire crews were joined by others in battling a grass fire Monday afternoon.

The fire was located east of Nisland and did threaten some homes.

The Butte County Sheriff’s Office advised the fire was rapidly spreading before crews were able to slow it down.

The fire was listed around 2-3 acres but the fire fight was complicated due to fuel tanks, structures and equipment. There were also some hay bales lost in the fire.

Meanwhile,

The Rapid City Fire Department responded to a grass fire shortly before 3 p.m. Monday afternoon near the railroad tracks by the Lacrosse Fields and East Boulevard North.

Crews were able to quickly contain the fire and stop its forward progress. The fire burned approximately one quarter of an acre. There were no injuries and the fire remains under investigation.