The $42 million Dakota Plains Federal Credit Union in Lemmon, N.D., has established a relief fund for residents of Bucyrus, a tiny town that was nearly destroyed by wildfire Oct. 17.
Though no one was hurt in the disaster, strong winds fueled the fire that scorched nine square miles and obliterated 24 structures, including four homes, two vacant farms and a picture framing business, according to local and state media reports. Bucyrus, with a population of about 30, is located in the southwest corner of North Dakota.
"The homes that were affected were burned down to the foundations," said Dakota Plains CEO/President Peter Butterfield, who traveled to the town the day after the disaster. "There is a little church that they managed to save and there were a couple of houses left standing."
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