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UPDATE 2-Sprawling Oregon wildfire, largest of dozens in U.S., continues to grow Reuters 7 hrs ago (Adds details, consequences of Western heat waves) By Deborah Bloom and Steve Gorman KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 16 (Reuters) - A sprawling wildfire raging mostly unchecked for over a week in southern Oregon forced firefighters into retreat for a fourth straight day as it expanded to become the state's fifth largest blaze in more than a century, forestry officials said on Friday. The Bootleg fire, the biggest among dozens of wildfires flaring across the tinder-dry landscape of the Western United...

The widespread fire in Oregon, the largest in the U.S., continues to grow, Reuters continues By Deborah Bloom and Steve Gorman KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. (Reuters) -A number of wildfires in southern Oregon, especially for a week, have forced firefighters to retreat for the fourth day in a row as it has spread to become the state’s fifth wildfire in more than a century. on Friday. The Bootleg Fire, the largest of dozens of wildfires across the western windy landscape of the United States, has burned more than 241,000 acres – an area that far exceeds New York’s land mass.

By Deborah Bloom and Steve Gorman KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 16 (Reuters) - A sprawling wildfire raging mostly unchecked for over a week in southern Oregon forced firefighters into retreat for a fourth straight day as it expanded to become the state's fifth largest blaze in more than a century, forestry officials said on Friday. The Bootleg fire, the biggest among dozens of wildfires flaring across the tinder-dry landscape of the Western United States, has scorched more than 241,000 acres - an area exceeding the land mass of New York City. Ironically, heavy smoke shrouding much of the region f...

UPDATE 2-Sprawling Oregon wildfire, largest of dozens in U.S., continues to grow Reuters 4 hrs ago (Adds details, consequences of Western heat waves) By Deborah Bloom and Steve Gorman KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., July 16 (Reuters) - A sprawling wildfire raging mostly unchecked for over a week in southern Oregon forced firefighters into retreat for a fourth straight day as it expanded to become the state's fifth largest blaze in more than a century, forestry officials said on Friday. The Bootleg fire, the biggest among dozens of wildfires flaring across the tinder-dry landscape of the Western United...

7/15/2021 By Deborah Bloom KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon, July 15 (Reuters) - Hand crews backed by water-dropping helicopters struggled on Thursday to suppress a huge wildfire that displaced roughly 2,000 residents in southern Oregon, the largest among dozens of blazes raging across the drought-stricken western United States. The Bootleg fire has charred more than 227,000 acres (91,860 hectares) of desiccated timber and brush in and around the Fremont-Winema National Forest since erupting on July 6 about 250 miles (400 km) south of Portland. That total, exceeding the land mass of New York City, was 1...