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New wildfires near Hood River

WHITE SALMON, Wash. (AP) — Two fast-moving new wildfires burning north of White Salmon, Wash., in the Columbia River Gorge burned across more than 2 square miles — or 1,500 acres — on Wednesday, threatening at least 30 homes. The Klickitat County sheriff’s office told residents of those 30 homes to evacuate, Debbie Robinson, a state Department of Natural Resources spokeswoman, said Wednesday night. Residents of another 400 homes were warned they might need to evacuate, she said. State Highway 141 in the area was temporarily closed. Fire crews fought the flames from the ground and with airborne fire retardant …

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