UPDATE (9:45 p.m.) – As of last night, evacuations for Lakeview Drive, Columbia Drive and Brown Street in Vantage have been lowered after crews were able to catch the fire near Ginko Park. The Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office says power was cut by firefighters for their safety.
MEANWHILE…
ORIGINAL POST – State mobilization was approved Monday for the wind-driven wildfire burning west of Vantage where dozens of homes, windmill towers and infrastructure are threatened. The Vantage Highway remains closed between Ellensburg and Vantage. State mobilization was requested by Kittitas County Fire District 4 to bring in additional resources and help contain the fire which was first reported at about 1 p.m., burning along the Vantage highway.
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