One person injured, shed destroyed in Fort Hall wildfire

FORT HALL — One person was injured and a shed was destroyed in a wildfire in Fort Hall on Monday afternoon, according to a news release from the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.

The fire was reported around 3:30 p.m. near the Buckskin subdivision off of Frasure Road, authorities said.

The Fort Hall Fire Department and North Bannock Fire Department responded to the blaze, which burned approximately two acres before it was contained around 4:30 p.m., according to Fort Hall Fire Chief Eric King.

There was one minor injury to a civilian due to either heat exhaustion or smoke inhalation and that individual was treated on scene and released, authorities said.

The wildfire was fully controlled around 6 p.m. Monday.

One outbuilding was damaged and one wood shed was a total loss as a result of the blaze.

The cause of the fire is unknown pending investigation, according to authorities.