Evacuations were ordered in two more small towns in central Washington on Friday as huge wildfires that already had burned scores of homes approached, emergency officials said. The latest evacuation warnings Friday night were to people on the outskirts of Brewster, a city of 2,400 just north along the Columbia River from Pateros, which was hit hard Thursday night by one of the fires in the Carlton Complex. Earlier Friday, most of the 500 residents of Malott were evacuated, Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers told The Associated Press. Rogers later told the AP that at least one home burned in Malott but the threat to Brewster had eased.
Nearly 100 homes burned in Pateros and surrounding areas late Thursday and early Friday. Since they were ignited by lightning Monday, the Carlton Complex fire have burned 260 square miles, according to emergency officials. Smoke from those fires and another complex farther south has made air quality in Wenatchee, Leavenworth and other cities unhealthy, according to Chelan County Emergency Management. The smoke has extended 150 miles east to Spokane, the AP said.
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Washington Wildfires Burn Homes, Force Evacuations
Gallery: Massive Wildfires Scorch 100 Homes in Washington
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— Gil Aegerter
First published July 18 2014, 9:47 PM
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