Huge, rapid blaze consumes Douglas County landscape
Evacuations ordered from Leahy to west Coulee Dam
Last updated 8/15/2018 at 9:40am
Whipped by wind, a fire that started near the turn to Mansfield Saturday morning sped over grass, sage and stubble, burning one firefighter and threatening homes and property, on its 20-mile race to menacing Grand Coulee and Coulee Dam, parts of which were ordered to evacuate.
Eventually, 247 firefighters would respond from across the state, but the initial attack was up to local volunteers.
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