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Containment nears on White River Canyon fire
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Containment nears on White River Canyon fire

  • RaeLynn Ricarte
  • Updated

The White River Canyon Fire, which started Saturday afternoon, is expected to be 100 percent contained by Friday morning, according to Brian Ballou, information officer for the Oregon Department of Forestry.

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Lightning ignites Southern Oregon fires

  • MARK FREEMAN, outdoor recreation reporter and PAUL FATTIG, environment reporter, Associated Press
  • Updated

Flames continued Monday to get the upper hand on firefighters stretched across Southern Oregon battling lightning-ignited blazes that threaten rural communities as they push their way through the parched landscape.

Progress seen on South Oregon wildfire
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Progress seen on South Oregon wildfire

  • Associated Press
  • Updated

GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire near the rural Southern Oregon community of Williams raced across half a square mile and destroyed one vacant home and several vehicles Friday before fire crews got the upper hand.