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Oregon wildfire displaces 2,000 residents as blazes flare across U.S. West Reuters | Jul 17, 2021 12:27 AM EDT The Bootleg Fire rages across central Oregon state, in Klamath County, Oregon, U.S (Photo : OREGON STATE FIRE MARSHAL /via 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 a...

Oregon blaze threatens 2,000 homes as new wildfires erupt in western states Reuters | Jul 15, 2021 03:43 PM EDT The Bootleg Fire rages across central Oregon state, in Klamath County, Oregon, U.S. (Photo : OREGON STATE FIRE MARSHAL /via REUTERS) Firefighters struggled on Thursday to contain a massive Oregon fire that has displaced hundreds of residents, as new blazes erupted in neighboring states in an unusually early start to the western wildfire season. More than 1,700 personnel, aided by 12 helicopters, increased containment lines around the Bootleg fire to 7% from 5% on Wednesday, as the s...

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...

Oregon wildfire displaces 2,000 residents as blazes flare across U.S. West By Deborah Bloom Reuters KLAMATH FALLS, Oregon (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 Portla...

Oregon wildfire displaces 2,000 residents as blazes flare across US West Friday, 16 July 2021 1:37 AM   [ Last Update: Friday, 16 July 2021 1:37 AM ] The Bootleg Fire rages across central Oregon state, in Klamath County, Oregon, US, in this July 13, 2021 picture obtained from social media. (Reuters photo) 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 d...