Evacuations Ended, over 30 Homes Lost in Washington State Wildfires
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iStockphoto/Thinkstock(OKANOGAN, Wash.) — The Carlton Complex fires in Okanogan County, Washington are believed to be contained after having burned upwards of 30 homes or mobile homes.
Okanogan County Sheriff Frank Rogers said that hundreds of people were evacuated from the small town of Pateros on Wednesday after winds blew the fire into the area.
“We ended up evacuating the entire town, having everybody head south,” Rogers said. “Firefighters did what they could but we lost, I don’t know how many homes, several homes.” He said it seemed as though “it was just one after another catching fire.”
A number of wildfires were sparked in the Pacific Northwest on July 14, according to the National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s InciWeb. Officials believe that the the fires were ignited by lightning or other natural causes.
No injuries or deaths have been reported as a consequence of the fire.
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