Residents evacuated from Molalla, Oregon, as the sky turned crimson from smoke and cinders as wildfires have continued to burn across Western states.
The mayor of Portland declared a state of emergency and new satellite images show the entire West Coast in thick smoke.
Amid the devastating blazes, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order to combat price gouging. This is in response, she said, to reports that some essential consumer goods and services, especially lodging, saw outsized price increases. The Holiday Farm Fire has burned more than 156,000 acres and was 0% contained. One person was found dead Friday in a home within the perimeter of the fire, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office said. The Lionshead Fire, which has burned more than 125,000 acres and injured at least four people, was 5% contained.
A day after a delegation of Oregon lawmakers sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking for disaster assistance, he approved the state's emergency declaration.Damaged homes and cars are seen in a mobile home park destroyed by fire, Sept. 10, 2020, in Phoenix, Ore.
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