California Wildfires Spread to Oregon, Force Emergency Evacuation

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1. Separate wildfires in Washington, Oregon

https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/09/us/us-west-coast-fires-wednesday/index.html

"In Oregon, thousands of residents evacuated their homes in efforts to escape the flames that have already scorched more than 230,000 acres. Gov. Kate Brown approved an emergency conflagration declaration Tuesday for three fires burning across the state to help get more resources to local responders.
In Washington state, more acres were burned Monday than have been burned in the past 12 fire seasons, Gov. Jay Inslee said, and continuing dry conditions are fueling the blazes. At least 100,000 people were out of power across the state Tuesday. And in one eastern Washington town, flames destroyed more than 80% of homes and public infrastructure."