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Evacuation alert

issued in

Okanogan County

A wildfire in Carlton warranted a level 2 (be ready to go) evacuation alert Tuesday afternoon that was still active by early evening.

The Leecher Fire near 188 Vintin Road was about 30 acres in size at 6 p.m. County fire districts 3, 6 and 15 had been dispatched and were making good progress, the county’s Emergency Management Department reported.

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