About 70 inmates were removed from their dormitories in the west end of the Montana ... Chief Boyd Vopel said. He said that despite the smoke and odor of an electrical fire, there were no ...

after the woman who lives there reported a fire in the bathroom, said Boyd Vopel, Billings Fire Department battalion chief. Firefighters arrived and, after some troubles getting into the house due ...

Billings Fire Department Battalion Chief Boyd Vopel said four engine crews and a ladder truck responded to the initial call at 5112 Laurel Road, No. 27, at around 7 a.m. "The first engine arrived ...

Billings Fire Department Battalion Chief Boyd Vopel says five outbuildings were burned. No people or animals were hurt. Neighbors dug trenches and used garden hoses to protect buildings.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - A grass fire has burned more than six acres and several buildings between Billings and Shepherd. Authorities say a controlled burn quickly got out of control on Tuesday.