PORTLAND (AP) — All roads closed by the Sunnyside Turnoff fire in Central Oregon are now open and an evacuation alert has been lifted.
Fire managers say the wildfire that has burned across more than 76 square miles is now 60 percent contained and full containment is expected in a few days. The fire is on lands of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, east of Highway 26.
Nearly 1,000 people were assigned to battle Oregon’s largest wildfire. Some, however, are being released to fight new blazes in Oregon and Washington.
Lightning started a handful of small wildfires in southeast Oregon, and officials worry there could be additional flare-ups this weekend.
Bureau of Land Management spokeswoman Tara Martinak says Harney County got 170 lightning strikes late Friday afternoon. The largest wildfire sparked by the lightning was the 125-acre Standcliff Creek fire, and crews made quick progress on it.
