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Washington state wildfire grows, more evacuations urged
2014-07-17 21:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A fast-moving Washington state wildfire raging in the Cascade Mountains grew in size to threaten roughly 1,700 dwellings on Thursday near the Bavarian-style village of Leavenworth, officials said. The Chiwaukum Creek fire continued to rage out of control through timber in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest and on private land, two days after it was triggered by a lightning strike, according to the Chelan County Emergency Management office. Evacuation orders were issued for about 900 homes...
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