Oregon wildfire forces hundreds from homes July 15 2021 11:46 PM RELATED STORIES
Hotspots smoulder amid scorched trees in the northwestern section of the Bootleg Fire, which has expanded to over 212,000 acres, in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
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A A swiftly spreading wildfire raged through drought-parched timber and brush in south-central Oregon for a ninth day on Wednesday, threatening nearly 2,000 homes and displacing hundreds of residents with little sign of slowing, officials said.
The so-called Bootleg fire had blackened more than 212,000 acres (85,793 hectares) by morning, destroying 21 homes and 54 other structures, with firefighters managing to hack containment lines around just 5% of its perimeter, according to state and federal authorities.