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Forest fire forces evacuation of Lewis River Horse Camp

Part of Forest Service Road 9300 to be closed for a week

The Columbian
Published: August 18, 2010, 12:00am

A fire burning near Straight Creek on the Gifford Pinchot National Forest has forced the closure of Lewis River Horse Camp and a section of Forest Service Road 9300.

The 15-acre fire is burning on Forest Service land between Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams.

A bulletin from the U.S. Forest Service said campers at Lewis River Horse Camp have been asked to leave the area, but Forest Road 9300 is still accessible from the south via Forest Road 25 or 9039.

Forest Road 9300 is closed from the junction with Forest Road 90 to Forest Road 9341, a closure of about five miles of Forest Road 9300. The closure is expected to last a week as the fire is contained and mop-up procedures are completed.

As of early Wednesday afternoon, about 25 firefighters were on the scene with three more 20 person crews on their way. This will be a small Type 3 team of nearly 100 people.

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