Firefighters in Poplar worked late into the night Thursday to put out a large structure fire.
According to the Poplar Volunteer Fire Department, firefighters responded to a fire around 7:30 p.m. at what’s called the Jolly Swag.
The fire caused some road closures including a section of Highway 2.
Around 9:20 p.m. Thursday, the department posted the fire was out, but they were watching a few hot spots.
A Facebook update from early Friday morning states arsonists started a section of the apartments at the Jolly Swag on fire.
The post office next door was not damaged.
Northeast Montana Health Services EMS, Montana-Dakota Utilities, and the City of Poplar assisted the firefighters.
We responded to a large structure fire this evening at 7:37pm. A section of apartments at the defunct Jolly Swag were…
Posted by Poplar Volunteer Fire Department on Friday, February 1, 2019
