Originally published Tuesday, June 2, 2009 at 8:50 PM
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Firefighters control 250-acre Wenatchee wildfire
Firefighters have controlled a 250-acre wildfire about 10 miles north of Wenatchee.
Firefighters have controlled a 250-acre wildfire about 10 miles north of Wenatchee.
State Department of Natural Resources spokesman Mark Grassel said the blaze was controlled at 6 p.m. Tuesday. He said two helicopters dropping water Tuesday helped about 65 local, state and federal firefighters on the ground.
Grasso said the fire burned sagebrush, grass and a few scattered pine trees.
The fire started near an electrical transformer pole Monday night and spread quickly in a steady wind through grass and brush dried after several days of hot, sunny weather.
The fire restricted traffic for a while early Tuesday morning on Highway 97A.
No structures were damaged. The Chelan County sheriff's office says residents of about a half-dozen scattered houses who left their homes were able to return Tuesday morning.
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