Hot, dry weather a challenge on front lines of Oregon fires

BROOKINGS (AP) — Firefighters are confronting extremely hot and dry weather on the fire lines of two large blazes burning in southwest and central Oregon.

A fire about five miles from the coastal town of Brookings was 168 square miles (435 square kilometers) on Monday. There is no containment on the fire burning in the Kalmiopsis Wilderness Area near the California border. Officials have set a containment date of mid-October.