A South African man who died Saturday due to a North Dakota wildfire over the weekend was planning to return to his wife within weeks in time for the birth of their first child.

Columnist shares her family’s experience last weekend as wildfire surrounded her family ranch and her husband helped battle the flames

A second person has died as a result of North Dakota wildfires and Williams County has declared a state of emergency as fires continue to burn Edgar Coppersmith, 47, of Tioga, was identified Tuesday as the second fire-related fatality.

One person has died and more than 100 others evacuated from their homes as wildfires raged through parts of western North Dakota over the weekend.

A South African man who died due to a western North Dakota wildfire over the weekend was planning to return to his wife within weeks in time for the birth of their first child. 26-year-old Nicolaas van Eeden died Saturday due to smoke inhalation after he was driving home to Tioga when the smoke

Those impacted by the fires that broke out this weekend in western North Dakota can find the list at ndresponse.gov/wildfire-recovery. The list includes damage assessment resources, disaster funding and loans, forage and feed options, insurance information and Farm Rescue applications.

Wildfires blazing across North Dakota have killed two people, including a South African farmhand who was about to return to his home country for the birth of his daughter. Nicolaas van Eeden, 26, was driving to Tioga on Saturday when the smoke became too much,