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Update: Fire near Bayview now covering 150 acres

KEITH COUSINS/kcousins@cdapress.com | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 5 months AGO
by KEITH COUSINS/kcousins@cdapress.com
| August 5, 2015 8:29 AM

The Three Sisters Fire near Bayview grew to approximately 150 acres Tuesday night and multiple fire agencies will continue fighting the wildfire today.

More than 220 people, and several air units, are attempting to curb the spread of the blaze, which is believed to have been caused by humans Tuesday afternoon.

Karen Sjoquist, a spokeswoman with the Idaho Department of Lands, told The Press Wednesday that winds from the south have fire officials predicting the blaze will continue to move north, away from Bayview.

“It’s an active fire, and we’re going to continue using our resources to mitigate it,” she said.

The Three Sisters Fire is burning a mile and a half north of, but is unrelated to, the Cape Horn Fire, which was contained last month at 1,326 acres near Bayview.

Sjoquist added that at this time there are no structures threatened by the fire, but some are within a mile of it. No evacuations have been called for as of Wednesday morning, she said.

Some roads in the area will be closed today to keep the public out of the fire area. The following roads have been closed until further notice: Country Road 22, where the county road ends, and Cherokee Road at Perimeter Road. 

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