Evacuations expand in Lake County as 227,000-acre Bootleg Fire spreads erratically
Evacuations expand in Lake County as 227,000-acre Bootleg Fire spreads erratically InciWeb Towering smoke column from the fast-growing Bootleg Fire PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — More Lake County residents living along the eastern edge of Southern Oregon's Bootleg Fire were told to evacuate Thursday as the inferno once more began spreading rapidly and erratically in hot afternoon winds and a nearby, smaller fire gained a foothold. The more than 227,000-acre Bootleg Fire, the largest wildfire currently burning in the U.S., has now torched an area larger than New York City and has stymied firefighters...
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