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Dry lightning brings more wildfires to eastern Washington

Sunday, August 9, saw thunderclouds roll through the Odessa area, as lightning strikes produced wildfires. The fires burned mostly sage brush and bunchgrass pasture land but also threatened several homes in and around the former town of Irby. Firefighters fought diligently to protect the homes on farms and within Irby, and they were successful in doing so.

The fire was bearing down on the home of Alex and Kaci King and their young son Simon after roaring through tinder-dry pasture. The firefighters poured water around the residence, and with a little help from a shift in the wind direction, we...

 

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