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Anderson Bridge Fire: Community rallies in the face of devastation

As hot spots flare up and smoke is carried along the Niobrara River Valley as people begin evacuating their homes south of Kilgore on Anderson Bridge Road. The fire began Thursday, March 12, at approximately 3:30 p.m. MST. In all, over 17,000 acres burned. Photo by Tina Boone

All was quiet along the Niobrara River until an electrical pole snapped just above Assistant Fire Chief Mark Johnson’s home near Kilgore. At approximately 3:30 p.m. Mountain Time, a fire ignited on th…