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Brush fire burning south of Elkton
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Posted: Jun 1, 2021 10:35 PM
Updated: Jun 1, 2021 10:35 PM
Posted By: Connor McCarthy
ELKTON, Ore. The Douglas Protective Fire Association is responding to a brush fire burning south of Elkton.
The fire started around 9 p.m. Tuesday and grew to about 40 acres. No evacuations have been ordered at this time. One official said the fire is burning on a steep hillside of Mehl Creek Road, making it hard for crews to get a handle on the blaze. More crews have been ordered to help out.
The Douglas Protective Fire Association is asking the public to stay away from the area so they re not in the way of firefighting efforts.
The Mehl Creek Fire burns through logging slash debris Tuesday night.
A new wildfire started in Douglas County Tuesday night, a few miles southwest of the town of Elkton.
The Mehl Creek Fire is not currently threatening any structures, so there aren’t any evacuations in place. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
It started near Mehl Creek Road in an area that had previously been logged. When firefighters arrived, it was already 40 acres large, burning through heavy brush and leftover logging debris. It quickly grew to 200 acres overnight.
The fire is currently at zero percent containment. Fire crews are using bulldozers to build containment lines around the fire. A dozen fire engines and five water tenders are working to cool the perimeter of the fire.