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GUINDA, Calif. – The last on the burning fires in the western United States (all local weather):
20:30
A forest fire that threatens 700 houses and buildings in northern California
No homes burned, but the fire spread to the sparsely populated areas of Yolo and Napa counties, about 80 kilometers from Capitol Hill. Sacramento
. Since Monday night, the flames had devoured 60,000 acres of dry grbad, brush and oaks. It's almost 94 square miles (about 243 square kilometers) – almost the size of Sacramento.
The so-called County Fire broke out on Sunday and sometimes grew to 1,000 acres at the time.
Smoke and ash contribute to poor air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area and the California wine country.
Hot, dry conditions fuel fires in several states of the western United States.
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9:00 pm
DENVER (AP) – More than 100 homes were destroyed by a Colorado wildfire that, according to investigators, was started by an illegal campfire.
San Luis Emergency Valley tweeted Monday night that 104 homes were destroyed by the Fort Garland fire. The fire burned 89 square miles (230 square kilometers) and forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 homes since last Wednesday.
According to court documents, 52-year-old Jesper Joergensen first said that he had lit a fire to burn garbage but then said that he had grilled in a permanent home the day before. from the beginning of the fire. Joergensen, who reported the forest fire, is from Denmark and lives illegally in the country. It is not clear when he has a lawyer.
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6:10 pm
Authorities ordered people in about 50 homes to evacuate due to a forest fire north of Bend, Oregon, in Warm Springs . KTVZ-TV reports that a smoldering fire near the former Warm Springs Timber Factory sparked a fire in the strong winds Monday afternoon that also shut down Highway 26 near the river Falls.
We did not know immediately how much land had burned. William Wilson, Deputy Fire Manager at Warm Springs, says the fire jumped on the highway and was heading toward a neighborhood on the reserve where evacuation notices were issued.
19659003] Wilson said that the factory fire had been burning since last year in areas of sawdust and bark where firefighters generally do not go because of the dangers badociates.
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3:15 pm
More houses and cabins being evacuated due to a wild Utah
Duchesne County authorities issued a new evacuation order on Monday for an indeterminate number of homes east of Strawberry Reservoir, about 80 miles (129 kilometers) southeast of Salt Lake City.
On Sunday, a Jason Curry, Forest Division, Fire and State Lands of Utah, said the fire had burned about 10 square miles (27 square kilometers) near the reservoir from Strawberry.
Curry said that officials could not get a size update Monday afternoon due to fire activity and smoke.
Curry says that the fire started on Sunday and that officials believe that he was of human origin but that he is investigating
forecasts for Monday.
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14:55
Two military transport aircraft joined civilian aircraft and ground crews battling a southern Colorado forest fire that burned 89 square miles and forced evacuation Mo
The Air Force C-130 aircraft began their missions Monday from their Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs.
Aircraft equipped with tanks and pumps capable of releasing 3,000 gallons (11,400 liters) of water or fireproof mud in 5 seconds
Two National Guard Blackhawk helicopters and eight civilian helicopters are also in the fire
The fire is burning near Fort Garland. Firefighters cut the containment lines around 5 percent of the perimeter.
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13:05
Authorities say that a man accused of having unleashed a forest fire in southern Colorado that forced more than 2,000 homes to evacuate A document of the Court indicates that 52-year-old Jesper Joergensen first stated that he had lit a fire to burn garbage, but that he had then burned into a permanent home on the eve of his fire. the fire started. Joergensen, who reported the wildfire, said that he started about 20 feet from home on Wednesday and he tried to take it out.
According to the affidavit of arrest, about 25 buildings had been destroyed on Thursday. was arrested
. The document states that Joergensen, who is from Denmark, lives illegally in the country. It is not clear when he has a lawyer.
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This article has been corrected to indicate that more than 2,000 homes have been evacuated by the fire.
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12:15
A spokesman for the California Department of Forests and Fire Protection said on Monday that high temperatures were blowing over an area of 4 square kilometers of rough terrain.
Gabe Lauderbale and gusty winds contribute to the rapid spread of fire in the sparsely populated areas of Yolo and Napa Counties.
Lauderbale says about 300 people are subject to mandatory evacuation orders and more than 100 buildings are threatened He says slightly cooler temperatures are expected later Monday, but gusty winds that could spread the fire are also expected.
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10:45
Forecasters Say the Threat Forest fires will decrease in the southwestern US but will increase in the northwest and along the California coast.
The National Interagency Fire Center announced Sunday that the summer monsoon should bring enough rain to Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. But the danger remains high until the end of July in Utah and parts of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon and Washington.
In August, the threat spreads over most of the northwest. , extending to east in most of Montana. The danger in the Northwest should persist until September
The Fire Center updates the outlook each month from its headquarters in Boise, Idaho
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9:20 am [19659003] More than 2,500 Colorado homes are under evacuation orders as firefighters battle more than half a dozen forest fires around the state.
Most evacuations in effect on Monday were due to a 78-square-kilometer wildfire in southern Colorado
According to the Costilla County Sheriff's Office, Jesper Joergensen, 52, of Denmark, was arrested for arson. The investigators did not publish any other details except to say that they do not think that he intentionally unleashed the fire.
Immigration agents requested that they be allowed to take custody of him when he was released from prison
evacuated near a two square kilometer fire ( 6 square kilometers) that began Friday in the west of Colorado Springs. Approximately 360 children in a camp were also evacuated by fire from the castle
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9:20 am
Firefighters trying to contain a forest fire burning in southern Wyoming face hot weather and dry. About 150 firefighters are fighting the fire that burns in the Medicine Bow National Forest near the Colorado border. The fire has burned about 85 square kilometers since it opened on June 10.
The fire is confined to about 80% but it exploded last week, prompting the authorities to advise some locals to get ready. for evacuation.
But all major roads in the region are open Monday. The cause of the fire remains under investigation
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8:50
A forest fire that burns in hot, dry conditions in Utah forced evacuations from a handful seasonal cabins near a popular fishing tank. Jason Curry, of Utah's Division of Forest, Fire and State Lands, said Monday that the fire burned about 10 square miles (28 square kilometers) near Strawberry Reservoir
Curry says the fire at About 80 miles (129 kilometers) southeast Salt Lake City Police began Sunday and the authorities believe it was a case of human origin but that it investigation
The fire threat seven to ten cabins that are used as seasonal houses and not as principal residences
. develop with hot and dry conditions scheduled for Monday. Similar weather fuels fires in several western states
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8:50
Authorities claim that a wildfire has dramatically increased overnight in northern California and that it's noticeable. it escapes control
and protection from the fire indicates that the fire northwest of Sacramento burned at least 70 square miles (180 square kilometers) on Monday morning.
He threatens 100 buildings and causes forced evacuations. It rose 55 square miles (142 square kilometers) reported Sunday night and is only 3% contained.
Cal Fire says strong winds, high temperatures and low humidity fuel the fire.
No injuries were reported and the exact number of evacuees was not clear. Smoke and ashes contribute to poor air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area and California.
Hot, dry conditions fuel fires in several western states.
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7:55
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced Monday that the fire that declared Saturday in the West Yolo County has spread during the weekend in the surrounding areas. Napa County
The Rapid Fire burned at least 55 square miles (142 square kilometers) of dry scrub and threatened over 100 buildings in the ranch northwest of Sacramento.
No injuries were reported and the exact number of evacuees was not clear. Smoke and ashes contribute to poor air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the California wine region.
Hot, dry conditions fuel fires in several western states
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burning in two counties, not three.
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