CUSTER STATE PARK, S.D. (KELO.com) -- Firefighters made significant progress overnight in the battle against the Legion Lake Fire that has closed Custer State Park.
The wild fire is now 50 percent contained. That's a jump from just 10 percent the day before.
At over 47,000 acres, Legion Lake is the third largest fire in Black Hills History.
The State Game Lodge and other prominent buildings in Custer have been protected by strategic burns to keep the big fire away..