RAY, N.D. — Multiple fires that broke out this weekend in western North Dakota have killed one person, burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed several buildings, with one firefighter describing a blaze as “Armageddon.”

One person has died and others were evacuated from their homes as wildfires raged through parts of western North Dakota over the weekend

Authorities say more than eighteen agencies have been fighting large wildfires that began Friday across western North Dakota. Some of the fires have been contained, others continue to burn across wide areas.

Fire crews have been battling a series of fires in western North Dakota overnight into Saturday, primarily in McKenzie County, as high winds aggravate the situation.

Three wildfires raging across 43,000 acres in western North Dakota continue to challenge the responses of cities, townships, counties, multiple state agencies, the North Dakota National Guard and

State, local, federal and tribal firefighters and emergency responders spent the weekend battling large wildfires in western North Dakota, with the fire response expected to continue for days. The fires prompted evacuations and caused at least one death and one critical injury in northwest North Dakota.

Doug Burgum and fellow state officials surveyed several large wildfires still burning in western North Dakota on Monday, meeting with firefighters, emergency managers and other local officials in Tioga and Watford City to thank them for their efforts to protect lives and property and urging continued vigilance as dry conditions persist and the wildfire risk remains high.

Agriculture-related damage from western North Dakota fires include burnt cropland, along with killed or injured livestock and destroyed pastures, stored feedstuffs, farmsteads and fencing

Fires have been laying waste to much of the landscape of western North Dakota over the weekend as firefighters continue to battle multiple wildfires across the state