1 Home Lost to Wildfire in Western Mont.

MISSOULA, Mont. - A wildfire in western Montana destroyed a house and two outbuildings, a U.S. Forest Service official said Saturday.

The fire, which has scorched about 4 square miles, is one of five large blazes in Montana, according to the National Fire Information Center. Twelve states, almost all of them in the western U.S., are still reporting large wildfires, the center said.

Firefighting crews, four helicopters and 10 fire engines fought the fire about 35 miles east of Missoula Saturday in temperatures that approached 100 degrees. They protected 10 homes and other structures from the flames, said Wayne Johnson, an information officer with the firefighting team. …