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Staggering Numbers: Nearly a Million Acres Burning, Half a Million People Under Evacuation Orders

Officials offer guidance for hazardous air quality, now in Central Oregon
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The numbers are almost too much to fathom: As of late Thursday, a record-breaking 900,000 acres of land in Oregon was on fire. With that, 500,000 people are under some type of evacuation order. (Update: This is corrected from an earlier report; an estimated 500,000 people are under either a Level 1, 2 or 3 […]

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Oregon is Burning, and the Fires Are Zero Percent Contained

Officials warn Oregonians to be prepped to evacuate—and to be ready for significant loss of life and property in the coming days
Avatar photo Nicole Vulcan and Laurel Brauns

Damage from this week’s wildfires across Oregon could be the largest loss of life and property ever seen from fires. So far, the many fires—some which have combined to become one mega-fire—are 0% contained. The cities of Detroit, Vida, Talent and Phoenix have been “substantially destroyed.” Officials have high hopes for tomorrow, when the winds […]

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