Crews battled a structure fire in Milltown on Friday morning. The Missoula Rural Fire District (MRFD) was called to the 100 block of Lancer Street shortly before 8:15 a.m. for a reported structure ...

an investigator with the Missoula Fire Department. Because of the renovation work, the home had more open spaces, which made an easier path for fire to spread through the three-level home.

More than 40 million people in the U.S. were under heat alerts Friday, according to the National Weather Service.