Jul 17, 2021 / 10:04 AM CDT
In this photo provided by the Bootleg Fire Incident Command, smoke from the Bootleg Fire rises behind the town of Bonanza, Ore., on Thursday, July 15, 2021. Firefighters scrambled Friday to control a raging inferno in southeastern Oregon that’s spreading miles a day in windy conditions, one of numerous wildfires across the U.S. West that are straining resources. The Bootleg Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the U.S., has torched more than 377 square miles (976 square kilometers), and crews had little control of it. (Bootleg Fire Incident Command via AP)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) Smoke and heat from a massive wildfire in southeastern Oregon are creating giant “fire clouds” over the blaze dangerous columns of smoke and ash that can reach up to 6 miles (10 kilometers) in the sky and are visible from more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away.
Bootleg fire: Dangerous fire clouds form over Oregon
By Gillian Flaccus
Oregon Bootleg Fire, already largest in US, continues to grow
The Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon had grown to over 227,200 acres (about 355 square miles) by July 15, making it the largest in the US, officials reported. (Credit: Ryan Berlin via Storyful)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Smoke and heat from a massive wildfire in southeastern Oregon are creating giant fire clouds over the blaze dangerous columns of smoke and ash that can reach up to 6 miles (10 kilometers) in the sky and are visible from more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) away.
Authorities have put these clouds at the top of the list of the extreme fire behavior they are seeing on the Bootleg Fire, the largest wildfire burning in the U.S. The inferno grew Friday to about 75 square miles (194 square kilometers) larger than the size of New York City and was raging through a part of the U.S. West that is enduring a historic drought.
Bootleg wildfire in Oregon is growing by 1,000 acres every HOUR and is creating dangerous fire clouds which generate their own lightning and can dump embers on firefighters battling the nation s biggest blaze
The Bootleg Fire, the largest wildfire in the United States this year, and is just and 7% contained
Fire first started 10 days ago in the Fremont-Winema National Forest has charred 241,496 acres
Upcoming heat wave is forecast to bring triple-digit temperatures to at least 16 million people, particularly in the central and northern Rockies
The heat wave is expected to develop over this weekend, peak around Monday and is spreading over an area where multiple wildfires have flared up
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