West Plains fire

At least one home burned Monday afternoon in a fire that also forced the evacuations of numerous West Plains residents.

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Mon., Sept. 7, 2020

Jeff Peters, (left) and a man who declined to supply his last name but identified himself as "Jason," walk back from attempting to free a trapped goat at the Christensen Road brush fire off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Peters said it was his brother's house and barn that burned down, which resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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Freed horses that escaped the brush fire on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 run unbridled until they can be corralled on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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An untouched greenhouse is seen in the foreground of a brush fire west of Fairchild Air Force Base on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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A brush fire on Christensen Road off of Highway 2, west of Fairchild AFB, burns on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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A brush fire on Christensen Road off of Highway 2, west of Fairchild AFB, burns on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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A freed horse that escaped the brush fire on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 run unbridled until they can be corralled on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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A farmer creates a fire line at the Christensen Road brush fire off of Highway 2, west of Fairchild AFB on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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A structure burns at a brush fire west of Fairchild Air Force Base on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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Jeff Peters, right, and a man who declined to supply his last name but identified himself as "Jason," walk back from attempting to free a trapped goat at the Christensen Road brush fire off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Peters said it was his brother's house and barn that burned down, which resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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Small flames are seen still active far from the main fire source on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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Fire officials arrive at a brush fire west of Fairchild Air Force Base on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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A brush fire is seen west of Fairchild Air Force Base on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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The family members of "Alex," the homeowner whose house and barn apparently burned down, chase the horses that they freed from the property to escape the brush fire on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. They said the fire resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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A farmer creates a fire line at the Christensen Road brush fire off of Highway 2, west of Fairchild AFB on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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Fire officials consult one another at a brush fire west of Fairchild Air Force Base on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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A person hauls a trailer away from a brush fire west of Fairchild Air Force Base on Christensen Road off of Highway 2 on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. Relatives of a homeowner said that their family member's house and barn burned down, which they said resulted in the deaths of five dogs and numerous other small pets, plus one goat, although they were able to free all of the horses in time. A Red Flag Warning was issued earlier in the day, and high winds coupled with the "Very High" designation for fire risk meant the region suffered many large fires.

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