MISSOULA - A thunderstorm that rolled through the Missoula area on Sunday started a small fire on Blue Mountain.
The Missoula Rural Fire District (MRFD) responded to a wildfire in the area of the Blue Mountain Recreation Trailhead near the Hayes Creek Drainage shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday.
The fire was reported to have started from a lightning strike, according to MRFD.
A total of 14 firefighters responded to the scene, fighting a fire that burned about a tenth of an acre.
The U.S. Forest Service will monitor the fire over the next several days.
