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CLE ELUM, Wash. (AP) – People in about 150 homes in Central Washington were told to evacuate because of a growing wildfire in the region.
KOMO reported that the blaze near Cle Elum, Washington, had grown to about 12 square miles Thursday. It was fueled by high winds.
Kittitas County escalated evacuations in the Middle Fork Teanaway area near Cle Elum to a level 3 “Go Now” evacuation. Officials said of the 154 homes evacuated, half were primary homes and the other half were cabins and vacation homes.
The fire started Aug. 11 after lightning strikes.
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