A 16 year-old Hellgate High School student celebrated his birthday Friday night by single handedly rescuing a man from a burning vehicle near his home by pulling the driver out through his side window to safety.
Missoula Rural Fire, as well as several other agencies are responding to the scene at the Axmen Recycling where anywhere from 50 to more than 100 vehicles are ablaze, causing thick black smoke to rise into the air near the Wye.
Just after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, Missoula Rural Fire crews were called out to a structure fire at a residence in Lolo. Assistant Fire Chief Brent Christofferson has details.
Crews from Missoula Rural Fire and the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation were called out to a grass fire near the tree line up Pattee Canyon early Thursday afternoon.