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WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) — Authorities say a wildfire has destroyed properties in central Washington and forced residents of several hundred homes to flee.
The Chelan County Emergency Management office says the blaze ignited in brush just outside Wenatchee on Sunday afternoon and still is burning out of control Monday. High temperatures and strong winds have fueled the flames about 120 miles east of Seattle.
Washington State Patrol Trooper Darren Wright says the fire grew overnight and several more buildings have been lost.
But officials hoped rain falling early Monday would help crews. There have been no immediate reports of injuries.
Officials know the fire started in brush on the edge of town but they are still trying to determine what sparked it.
A helicopter is getting an update on the number of buildings damaged and how much land has burned.
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