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Leeds Fire burning in SE Boise under control, containment expected on Thursday

Ada County Highway District

UPDATE (10/31, 8:30 a.m.): The Leeds Fire was mapped at 354 acres Wednesday night as crews were mopping up hot spots and securing containment lines.

The fire was contained at 8 p.m. and control is estimated for today at 12 p.m. There is still no word as to how the fire was started.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Leeds Fire was detected about 2:15 p.m. about five miles southeast of Boise on Bureau of Land Management land. The fire had grown from 15 acres to an estimated 200 acres by 5 p.m.

Multiple resources have been deployed from the BLM, the U.S. Forest Service, Boise and Eagle to protect structures around Silver Ridge, Bogus Ridge and Zaffre Ridge streets. This area is called Sunny Ridge, according to Google Maps.

There are no evacuations at this time and no estimate on when this will be contained or controlled.

You can follow updates at the BLM Idaho Fire's Facebook page and on Watch Duty.

Troy Oppie is a reporter and local host of 'All Things Considered' for Boise State Public Radio News.
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