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HOT SPRINGS, Oregon – (Update: fire grows to 500-700 acres, Highway 26 reopen)
A fire brooding near the old Sawmill of Warm Springs Ravi for the third time this year in strong winds Monday afternoon, causing a wildfire that has traveled 500-700 acres, jumped and closed the highway 26 for several hours and pushed south towards a neighborhood where residents were ordered to evacuate. Head Casino and the Warm Springs Museum were also closed, but the word came around 9 pm. that the road had reopened. A casino official said that he would reopen on Tuesday morning.
"They called it 20 acres 20 minutes ago, but I'm sure it's tripled in size now," said William Wilson, tribal firefighting assistant at NewsChannel 21 early in the shooting, around 3.30 pm In less than an hour, the Mecca fire was estimated at 300 acres and 500 acres an hour later, with no containment estimate.
"He jumped on the highway on the south side and now crosses the quail trail. Wilson says, moving to the Greeley Heights neighborhood, where a Level 3 evacuation order (Go Now) has been issued for about 50 homes and a Level 2 notice (Get Set) for the rest.
Strong winds blew much of the smoke southward into the Bend-Redmond area.
A five-mile section of the road near the Deschutes River, kilometer markers 103 to 108, was closed for several hours. Wilson stated that several power poles had burned along the road and that Virginia poplars were burning at the base, threatening to fall
Tim Surgeon was one of those waiting for the reopening of the roadway. highway.
Fishermen in the area and he was going to recover some of his boats in the area.
"It's a little bad for my business but, you know, I guess you have to endure all that," says the surgeon. ] Wilson said that fire has been brewing since last year in the old by – products of timber production, such as sawdust and bark. "They call them" cancer fires "because they" do not come in "because of the dangerous nature of the materials that burn." "Several places around the factory have this." [19659006] Two regional firefighter task forces – a structural protection, a team of forest firefighters – were called in. Wilson said that a total of six manual crews of 20 people and 10 engines had been ordered, noting that the engines can not help in remote areas with few roads.
But there was good news in the evening, had slowed the spread of fire, said Wilson. "It also hits rocks and trees. trees at the top of the ridge. "
With warmer temperatures and more wind, the fire should continue to spread Tuesday." We expect this type of wind until July 5. "
Central Oregon Fire Management also had crews on the side es t of the Deschutes River, in case the fire would have jumped on private land.
Wilson said about 50 Firefighters from Warm Springs would be watching the fire during the night before teams arrived on Tuesday.
"The wind is pushing very hard," Wilson said late in the afternoon, noting that there was no road for two or three people. miles. He said the road he will encounter then is where an effort to dig lines to stop is likely.
KWSO radio reported that the fire "was spreading upwards, driven by strong and erratic winds." Warm Springs Public Safety issued a Level 3 evacuation to Greeley Heights along Mt. Jefferson Street at the Water Tower Road. A Level 2 evacuation alert was in effect for the rest of the subdivision
The American Red Cross opened a shelter at the Warm Springs Community Center at 2200 Hollywood Boulevard.
"Individuals and families affected by forest fire and who require housing assistance are encouraged to report to the shelter," said the agency.
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