Authorities have some central Washington residents evacuating their homes because of a wildfire. Grant County Sheriff's Office spokesman Kyle Foreman says the blaze started Monday afternoon in the Soap Lake area along State Route 17. Foreman says wind carried the fire up over a cliff and toward some homes on the east side of State Route 17 North from milepost 81 south to Soap Lake. He says a level 3 "Go Now" evacuation notice was issued for that area shortly after 8 p.m. Monday. The Washington State Fire Marshal said Tuesday morning the Soap Lake Fire is now estimated at 2,000 acres and is 50 percent contained.