SEELEY LAKE -

The Liberty fire burning between Arlee and Seeley Lake has now grown to 2,500 acres with evacuation warnings remaining in effect.

While noevacuation orders are in effect at this time, the evacuation warning issued by the Missoula County Sheriff's Office for 170 residences near Placid Lake remains in place.

There are also road closures in place for the south fork of Jocko River Road and the middle fork of the Jocko River Road.

The blaze, which started on Tribal lands earlier this month has crossed over onto the Lolo National Forest and a Type I Incident Management Team out of California has taken over coordinating the firefighting effort.

Fire managers say that their top priority is to keep the flames away from the Placid Lake area.

There are now 121 people assigned to battle the lightning-sparked blaze that's burning17 miles southeast of Arlee in the South Fork Primitive Area.

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Liberty fire grows, evacuation warnings remain in place - KPAX-TV