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GOLDENDALE, Wash. (AP) – Two inmates escaped while working on a fire crew in south-central Washington state.
The News Tribune reported that Tyray Munter and Maksim Petrovskiy were part of a Department of Natural Resources fire crew battling a blaze in Goldendale. The fire broke out Saturday.
The Department of Corrections said overnight inmate checks found Munter and Petrovskiy in their bunks, but by 2:50 a.m., they were gone.
The department launched a search and notified law enforcement, including the Oregon State Police.
Munter is serving a six-year sentence on assault and theft charges out of Snohomish County.
Petrovskiy was convicted of stealing a vehicle in Snohomish County. He was due to be released next year.
Both inmates were held at the Olympic Corrections Center near Forks, Washington.
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