SEATTLE — A settlement of nearly $60 million has been reached for people who sustained damages as the result of a 2012 blaze near Cle Elum, lawyers said Monday.
Rod Nelson with Abeyta Nelson law firm said in a release that the settlement of about $59.8 million was reached between contractors, the state of Washington and more than 120 clients the firm represented after the Taylor Bridge Fire.
The amount is for structure damage, timber loss, grassland restoration, other property loss and payment to the Department of Natural Resources for firefighting and suppression costs.
The fire destroyed 61 homes and blackened 36 square miles in August 2012. The DNR has said it likely was caused by sparks from welding or cutting work on a bridge project southeast of Cle Elum in the Cascade Range.