25 Washington Homes Ordered to Evacuate as State's 1st Major Wildfire of the Season Quadruples in Size
At a Glance The so-called 243 Command Fire sparked Monday night north of Beverly, Washington, in dry grass and sage.Fueled by high winds, the blaze quickly scorched more than 29.3 square miles.About 25 homes were evacuated in several rural towns.The fire quadrupled in size overnight. A fast-moving wildfire in Grant County, Washington — the state's first major blaze of the season — quadrupled in size overnight to more than 29.3 square miles and has prompted the evacuation of about 25...