WASCO COUNTY, Ore. — A brush fire west of Dufur in Wasco County that prompted evacuation orders on Tuesday afternoon is now 100% contained at 7.17 acres, according to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF).
The fire burned a "semi-permanent camp trailer/outbuilding," ODF said, but not primary residences were burned and no injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
At around 3:23 p.m. Tuesday, a fire was reported near Ridgetop Road. Level 3 (Go Now) evacuation orders were issued for all of Sportsman's Paradise, anyone near upper Fifteen Mile Road to Dufure Valley Road and all of Ridgetop Road. By 7 p.m. Tuesday, those orders were lowered to Level 2 (Get Set).
Wamic Rural Fire Protection District, Tygh Valley Rural Fire Protection District, Dufur Volunteer Fire and Ambulance and Oregon Department of Forestry Central Oregon District responded to the fire.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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