A grass fire that started on a private property near Cobbler Village Terrace west of Kalispell on Wednesday later spread to nearby hay bales, authorities say.

One person was treated on scene for minor injuries, but turned down medical transportation, according to Smith Valley Fire Chief Amy Beick. Some farming equipment, two vehicles and two large stacks of round bale hay were lost in the fire, but no structures were damaged.

Flames scorched 1.9 acres of land and fire personnel were still working to extinguish the blaze as of 3:25 p.m., Sept. 3. Calls reporting the fire came in at 11:47 a.m., officials said. The rate of spread stopped some time before 2:30 p.m.

Two helicopters from the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation brought water from Ashley Creek across U.S. 2

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