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Update: Washington Flats fire contained

A 385 acre wildfire burning on Washington Flats across the Columbia River from the Seaton's Grove area near Elmer City is no longer spreading, and ground crews from the Department of Natural Resources and the Bureau of Land Management are securing the perimeters.

"Threat is pretty minimal at this point," said Jeff Dimke, fire management officer for the Bureau of Land Management.

The fire, first re...

 

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