Wildfire destroys 24 homes in central Montana town

A late-season wildfire pushed by strong winds has ripped through a tiny central Montana farming town, burning two dozen homes and four grain elevators.

Fergus County officials were assessing the damage in Denton on Thursday while crews continued to fight the fire, which had burned 22 square miles of prairie and agricultural land. No one was hurt. About 300 residents were evacuated early on Wednesday afternoon when a fire pushed across the drought-stricken area.