UPDATE 4-Sprawling Oregon blaze expands, while firefighters gain ground Reuters 20 hrs ago
(Includes late updates on acreage, containment, property figures)
By David Ryder and Steve Gorman
BLY, Ore., July 19 (Reuters) - Stoked by hot, dry winds, the largest of several dozen Western wildfires roared through more drought-parched brush and timber in southern Oregon on Monday after incinerating scores of homes, while firefighters gained additional ground against the blaze.
An army of 2,250 personnel battling the so-called Bootleg fire, raging in and around the Fremont-Winema National Forest 250 miles (400 km) south of Portland, had managed to carve containment lines around 30% of the perimeter by late Monday, up from 22% the day before, the Oregon Forestry Department reported.
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