Dozens of homes told to evacuate due to Left Hand Fire outside Naches

  • Source: YakTriNews
  • Published: 07/29/2019 06:42 PM

Dozens of homes have been told to evacuate due to a wildfire that has burned an estimated 2,500 acres of forestland near the Yakima-Kittitas county line. The Left Hand Fire was started by lightning in the Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest off Highway 410 about 17 miles northwest of Naches on Tuesday. The blaze is 8% contained as of Monday afternoon. Over the past 48 hours, warmer and drier conditions and strong winds have caused the fire to spread rapidly, officials said Monday. Twenty-six homes are under a level 3 "go now" evacuation notice in the Rock Creek drainage area. About another 270 along Highway 410 are under a level 2 "get set" evacuation notice.



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