UPDATE (as of 9:10 p.m. on August 10):The fire was a result of a legal recreational fire that had occurred in a resident’s backyard on Thursday. High winds agitated the remaining embers, causing the fire to quickly spread.
Meridian Fire Department responded to the fire, along with aid from Nampa Fire, Eagle Fire, Boise Fire, Ada County EMS, Idaho Power, and Williams Pipeline.
UPDATE (as of 4:39 p.m. on August 10):The fire has been mostly put out, and no cause of the fire has been released at this time…