Nine Homes Burned in South Central Washington Wildfire

Number of firefighters working the blaze expected to double overnight
SHANNON DININNY, Associated Press Published Friday, September 9, 2011

GOLDENDALE, Wash.— More firefighters are being dispatched to the wildfire that has burned nine homes near Satus Pass in south central Washington.

Department of Natural Resources spokesman Chuck Turley says the number of firefighters will double by Saturday to 600 as the state mobilizes resources. They'll likely be busy through the weekend as warm, dry weather continues in the Northwest.

The fire broke out Wednesday and has covered 5,300 acres of brush and trees. About 200 homes are evacuated. Traffic on Highway 97 at Satus Pass has been closed at times Friday by smoke and the nearby fire. A community meeting is planned Friday night at the Goldendale High School.

Another wildfire on the Olympic Peninsula near Brinnon has burned 800 acres in a wilderness area. No structures are threatened.

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Three sisters from Saint Johns Monastery, about 10 miles east of Goldendale, Wash., race across Highway 97 on Wed., Sept. 7, 2011. The nuns were running garden hoses across the highway to fight the fire, along with using rags to beat the flames down near their monastery. Nine homes and ten outbuildings have burned and 300 people have been evacuated at a wildfire burning near Satus Pass in south central Washington, the state Department of Natural Resources said. (AP Photo/Roger Mullis)

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18 Structures Destroyed In Goldendale Monastery Complex Fire

Nine Homes Burned in South Central Washington Wildfire

Number of firefighters working the blaze expected to double overnight
Three sisters from Saint Johns Monastery, about 10 miles east of Goldendale, Wash., race across Highway 97 on Wed., Sept. 7, 2011. The nuns were running garden hoses across the highway to fight the fire, along with using rags to beat the flames down near their monastery. Nine homes and ten outbuildings have burned and 300 people have been evacuated at a wildfire burning near Satus Pass in south central Washington, the state Department of Natural Resources said. (AP Photo/Roger Mullis)

18 Structures Destroyed In Goldendale Monastery Complex Fire


The Monastery Complex Fire, burning in Klickitat County, Wash., has burned 18 structures and forced evacuations of up to 300 homes since Wednesday.


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