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Fast-moving wildfire prompts Wash. evacuations
A fast-moving northcentral Washington wildfire has prompted an evacuation order for at least 20 homes in a grassy canyon north of Cashmere.
The Associated Press
CASHMERE, Wash. —
A fast-moving northcentral Washington wildfire has prompted an evacuation order for at least 20 homes in a grassy canyon north of Cashmere.
The fire in Nahahum Canyon was reported Friday afternoon and had burned across about three-quarters of a square mile of grass, brush and trees within several hours.
Chelan County sheriff's Lt. Kent Sisson says mandatory evacuation orders were given to residents about four miles up the canyon.
There were no reports of injuries. Sisson said shortly before 6 p.m. he was not aware of any buildings destroyed by the fire.
Later Friday night, Jim Duck of the Central Washington Interagency Communications Center said the fire was slowing.
Several aircraft and firefighters from local fire departments, the U.S. Forest Service and the Washington state Department of Natural Resources responded.
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Information from: The Wenatchee World, http://www.wenatcheeworld.com
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