A fast-growing wildfire forced residents to evacuate a rural stretch of southern Washington state's Klickitat County on Saturday after it burned more than 30,000 acres in less than 24 hours.
The Newell Road Wildfire has already destroyed several structures in the area and is threatening homes, farms, crops and livestock, solar and wind farms and a natural gas pipeline, county emergency officials said.
Officials were due to brief reporters later on Saturday in nearby Bickleton, a community of about 80 people about 120 miles east of Portland, Oregon. Firefighters from across the area have descended on the blaze that is burning just north of the Columbia River, which marks the state's border with Oregon. Officials have not said what caused the fire, and there have been no reports of injuries or deaths.
Reporting by Matt McKnight in Satus, Washington; Additional reporting by Jonathan Allen in New York; Editing by Paul SimaoMatt McKnight is a staff visual journalist who is based in Seattle and covers the Pacific Northwest, as well as stories across the greater American West. Beyond daily and breaking news coverage, his work focuses on the environment and political issues in the United States.
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