Pacific Northwest firefighters are scrambling to contain fires threatening several small towns in the eastern part of Oregon. A 130-mile (210-kilometer) stretch of interstate connecting Oregon and Idaho was shut down as flames advanced as well.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Firefighters in the Pacific Northwest scrambled Tuesday to contain two fires that were threatening several small towns in Oregon , and a key stretch of interstate connecting Oregon and Idaho was shut down as flames advanced.
More than two dozen fires are burning in Oregon, Washington and Idaho, with Oregon suffering the worst of the situation so far. More than 700,000 acres are ablaze in the state and 114,000 of those acres burned in 24 hours, authorities said. Those orders remained in effect as firefighters battled three new blazes in the same area Tuesday that were sparked by lightning from new storms late Monday, the Baker County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post.
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