Wildfires kill one, destroy homes across western US
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August 16, 2012, Thursday
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THE extreme fire conditions across the US West have exploded, with several burning across the region yesterday and about 70 homes destroyed in Washington state.
In recent days, one firefighter died in Idaho after being struck by a falling tree. Another suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation after a blaze along the Nevada-Oregon border forced her to crawl into an emergency fire shelter.
In rural Washington state, yesterday's calmer winds gave firefighters hope against a blaze that has forced hundreds to evacuate.
"It was one of those things you never felt like you were in control, because things kept changing with the wind," Kittitas County Undersheriff Clayton Myers said. About 70 homes and hundreds of outbuildings had burned, officials said.
Across California, thousands of firefighters were contending with dry conditions and strong winds. In the southern part of the state, residents of dozens of homes in sparsely populated inland areas evacuated as wildfires thrived in the heat. One person in Riverside County was airlifted to a hospital for treatment of serious burns, state fire officials said.
In recent days, one firefighter died in Idaho after being struck by a falling tree. Another suffered minor burns and smoke inhalation after a blaze along the Nevada-Oregon border forced her to crawl into an emergency fire shelter.
In rural Washington state, yesterday's calmer winds gave firefighters hope against a blaze that has forced hundreds to evacuate.
"It was one of those things you never felt like you were in control, because things kept changing with the wind," Kittitas County Undersheriff Clayton Myers said. About 70 homes and hundreds of outbuildings had burned, officials said.
Across California, thousands of firefighters were contending with dry conditions and strong winds. In the southern part of the state, residents of dozens of homes in sparsely populated inland areas evacuated as wildfires thrived in the heat. One person in Riverside County was airlifted to a hospital for treatment of serious burns, state fire officials said.
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