64 Structures Burned in Monastery Complex Fire
KLICKITAT COUNTY -- A new count Friday shows 64 structures
have been lost in the wildfire burning near Satus Pass in south
central Washington.
A spokesman for fire managers, Guy Giffords, says the aerial
count doesn't show how many of those are homes. Previously they had reported nine homes and 13 other structures destroyed.
Department of Natural Resources spokesman Chuck Turley says the
number of firefighters will double by Saturday to 600 as the state
mobilizes resources.
The fire broke out Wednesday and has covered 5,300 acres of
brush and trees. About 200 homes are evacuated. Traffic on Highway
97 at Satus Pass has been closed at times Friday by smoke and the
nearby fire. A community meeting is planned Friday night at the
Goldendale High School.
have been lost in the wildfire burning near Satus Pass in south
central Washington.
A spokesman for fire managers, Guy Giffords, says the aerial
count doesn't show how many of those are homes. Previously they had reported nine homes and 13 other structures destroyed.
Department of Natural Resources spokesman Chuck Turley says the
number of firefighters will double by Saturday to 600 as the state
mobilizes resources.
The fire broke out Wednesday and has covered 5,300 acres of
brush and trees. About 200 homes are evacuated. Traffic on Highway
97 at Satus Pass has been closed at times Friday by smoke and the
nearby fire. A community meeting is planned Friday night at the
Goldendale High School.
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