150-plus acres burn north of Othello, west of Warden
NANCE BESTON | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 6 months, 3 weeks AGO
WARDEN – At around 5 p.m. Friday, it was announced that there was a fire in the 12000 block of Seep Lake Road in Grant County. The fire started at around 10 to 15 acres and quickly spread to 137 acres. As of 8:20 p.m. Friday it was estimated to be at 178 acres, per firefighter radio traffic, but appeared to be slowing in growth with firefighting assets being released from the scene.
Grant County Fire District 4, Grant County Fire District 5, Grant County Fire District 10, Grant County Fire District 11 and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife were seen heading to the blaze.
No further information has been released to the public. The Columbia Basin Herald will have a follow-up when more information is made available.
A Grant County Fire District 5 tender heads out to a fire in the Seeps Lake wildlife park.ARTICLES BY NANCE BESTON
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